Payments for Small-Batch Makers & Brands

Makers sell at markets and pop-ups, online, and wholesale to boutiques, all from one inventory.
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Payment solutions for small-batch makers & brands

How these solutions fit small-batch makers & brands

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Point of Sale

For small-batch makers & brands: Bring production orders, project deposits and trade invoices into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around purchase orders, job lots and milestone invoices. Square Point of Sale is free to download and turns a phone or tablet into a point of sale, so small-batch makers and product brands can take direct sales, markets and wholesale orders in person. Take cards at markets on a phone or reader, even offline. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, helps you choose a plan, configure items and staff access, and train your team.
  • Recommend the right Square plan and devices for how small-batch makers and product brands actually take payments
  • Build the item library for direct sales, markets and wholesale orders, with taxes, discounts and categories set up correctly
  • Configure team permissions, receipts and reporting, then train staff and volunteers
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Square Online (websites)

For small-batch makers & brands: Give customers an online storefront for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices, with ordering and fulfillment choices suited to your business. Square Online lets small-batch makers and product brands build a free online store that syncs with the Square item library, so online and in-person sales share one catalog. An online store synced with market inventory. Roots designs the site structure, loads products and fulfillment options, and connects it to your POS and accounting.
  • Plan the site structure and product pages for small-batch makers and product brands
  • Load products, subscriptions or donation items and set fulfillment rules
  • Connect a custom domain, taxes and receipts
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Square Invoices

For small-batch makers & brands: Send itemized invoices for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Square Invoices lets small-batch makers and product brands send invoices by email, text or link and get paid by card, digital wallet or ACH bank transfer. Invoice stockists with net terms and ACH. Roots sets up your templates, recurring schedules and autopay, and connects invoices to your accounting.
  • Design invoice templates and custom fields (terms, policies, account numbers) for small-batch makers and product brands
  • Set up recurring schedules and card-on-file or bank-on-file autopay for shoppers and stockists
  • Configure reminders and late-payment workflows
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Square Inventory

For small-batch makers & brands: Track finished products, replacement parts and trade stock with item-level stock records and replenishment workflows. Square's inventory tools help small-batch makers and product brands track stock, costs and product availability across locations and channels. Stock stays in sync across markets, online and wholesale. Roots imports and cleans your catalog, sets reorder points and trains staff on counts and receiving.
  • Import and clean your item catalog
  • Set reorder points and low-stock alerts
  • Train staff on receiving and cycle counts
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Square Hardware Setup

For small-batch makers & brands: Choose and configure Square checkout equipment for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices, including counter, mobile and staff workflows. Square hardware options start at $59, from the Square Reader for contactless and chip to Square Terminal, Stand and Register, and the right mix depends on how small-batch makers and product brands take payments. Portable readers and a Terminal for pop-ups. Roots doesn't sell hardware. We help you choose, then configure what you buy from Square.
  • Recommend devices for each station at small-batch makers and product brands
  • Configure devices, printers and cash drawers remotely
  • Test payments and receipts before your first busy day
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Square Marketing

For small-batch makers & brands: Build opt-in campaigns for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices, from new offerings to reminders for returning customers. Square Marketing lets small-batch makers and product brands send email and text campaigns to the contacts already in the Square customer directory. Announce drops and market dates. Roots cleans up your contact lists, builds templates and schedules your first campaigns.
  • Import and de-duplicate your shoppers and stockists contacts
  • Build branded templates and a campaign calendar
  • Set up consent capture for text messaging
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Small-Batch Makers & Brands payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Square POS for Small-Batch Makers, Square Online for Small-Batch Makers, Square Invoices for Small-Batch Makers. Roots helps compare the setup, software and processing requirements around how you operate.
Yes. Bring your current POS, checkout or billing tools and recent processing statements. We review invoices, registration payments, recurring collections and reconciliation, then plan the changes your small-batch makers & brands business needs.
Request a quote for your business. The review covers your payment mix, locations, software, hardware recommendations and implementation work. Consultations and payment reviews are free.
Bring recent payment statements, the systems you use and a record of how a customer places an order, receives a service or pays a bill. Tell us which small-batch makers & brands workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

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