--- title: Square Is Bringing Real-Time Data To A Small Business Near You description: Square Is Bringing Real-Time Data To A Small Business Near You image: https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hubfs/featured_images/enhanced-30930-1437430590-14.png --- [![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hubfs/VizExplorerMar2016-theme/Images/VizExplorerLogo1.gif?t=1461648701178)](http://www.vizexplorer.com/) [![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Header2.png?width=190&height=35&name=Header2.png)](http://www.vizexplorer.com/request-a-demo)[![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/TwitterIcon.png?width=30&name=TwitterIcon.png "Twitter")](https://twitter.com/vizexplorer) [![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/FacebookIcon-1.png?width=30&name=FacebookIcon-1.png "Facebook")](https://www.facebook.com/VizExp) [![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/YouTubeIcon.png?width=30&name=YouTubeIcon.png "YouTube")](https://www.youtube.com/user/BIS2Video) [![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/LinkedInIcon-1.png?width=30&name=LinkedInIcon-1.png "LinkedIn")](http://www.vizexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LinkedInIcon.png) [![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hubfs/Images/VizExplorerLogo1-1.gif)](http://www.vizexplorer.com/) - [Products](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1) - [techViz](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#techviz) - [campaignViz](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#CAMPAIGN) - [floorViz](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#floor) - [hostViz](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#host) - [vizDashboard](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#dash) - [Data Integration Hub](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#data) - Industries - [Sports](http://www.vizexplorer.com/sports) - [Resources](http://www.vizexplorer.com/resources/salessheets) - [Videos](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/videos) - [About](http://www.vizexplorer.com/about/about-the-company) - [About The Company](http://www.vizexplorer.com/about/about-the-company) - [Testimonials](http://www.vizexplorer.com/about/testimonials) - [News](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/news) - [Events](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/events) [![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hubfs/Images/sticky.png)](http://www.vizexplorer.com/) - [Products](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1) - [techViz](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#techviz) - [campaignViz](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#CAMPAIGN) - [floorViz](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#floor) - [hostViz](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#host) - [vizDashboard](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#dash) - [Data Integration Hub](http://www.vizexplorer.com/products-1#data) - Industries - [Sports](http://www.vizexplorer.com/sports) - [Resources](http://www.vizexplorer.com/resources/salessheets) - [Videos](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/videos) - [About](http://www.vizexplorer.com/about/about-the-company) - [About The Company](http://www.vizexplorer.com/about/about-the-company) - [Testimonials](http://www.vizexplorer.com/about/testimonials) - [News](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/news) - [Events](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/events) # Operational Intelligence News # Square Is Bringing Real-Time Data To A Small Business Near You Posted by [Team VizExplorer](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/old/author/team-vizexplorer) on Jul 21, 2015 4:07:03 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Over the past several months, in an attempt to [corner the small-business payments and management market](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/technology/the-payment-start-up-square-expands-its-reach-into-small-businesses.html), Square has launched a handful of new products focused on small businesses. These include but are not limited to [Customer Engagement](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/square-rolls-out-new-marketing-tool-to-get-you-back-in-the-d#.ltbr2Y5YA), Employee Management, [Payroll](http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/square-makes-it-easier-for-hourly-workers-to-get-money-get-p#.msaaK0x05), [Apple Pay reader](http://www.wired.com/2015/06/squares-apple-pay-reader-shows-pay-still-flux/), and Square [Cash for business](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/square-cash-introduces-novel-way-to-ask-people-for-money#.yr15vpdpn). Today, the company is unveiling [yet](http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/square-makes-it-easier-for-hourly-workers-to-get-money-get-p#.uh2MRQwQj) [another](http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/square-wants-its-people-to-see-the-world-through-the-eyes-of#.nwNd3b7b2) new feature aimed at making Square indispensable to small-business owners. Dashboard, a free real-time analytics platform, will provide business owners with information about what items and which retail locations sell best, as well as how current sales compare to past performance. For small-business owners, the appeal is obvious: Having easy and rapid access to this information via mobile app enables merchants to test new products and spot patterns. The owner of a local restaurant chain could use Dashboard to, for example, see which menu items are selling well, and then discontinue the less popular ones and add extra quality controls on the most popular to ensure that the restaurant’s most beloved dish comes out well every time. She could experiment with specials, discounts, and deals, and test their success immediately and empirically. And she could use data on short- and long-term trends to project future profits, growth, and staffing and equipment needs. ![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hs-fs/file-3851729085-jpg/blog-files/grid-cell-18011-1437429682-3.jpg?width=309&height=309&name=grid-cell-18011-1437429682-3.jpg) Square ![](https://blog.vizexplorer.com/hs-fs/file-3851729120-jpg/blog-files/grid-cell-18011-1437429685-8.jpg?width=309&height=309&name=grid-cell-18011-1437429685-8.jpg) Square But while real-time data is great for managing products — specialty cocktails and eye-catching TV displays — it can have unexpected consequences when it’s used to manage people. 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