The Firm
Square1 is a business consulting firm founded in 2009, primarily to serve the financial services industry and its service providers.
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Its focus is cards business with issuing & acquiring,
payment systems, sales & revenue enhancement subgroups.
Since 2018, digital marketing and event management practices were added.
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We aim to create and execute strategies designed to deliver results.
The Name
Have you noticed how time flies, when you’re doing something that you enjoy?
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Most of us spend their majority time at work, and if you’re not having fun – life can be too long.
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There came a time for me to fly with my own wings. I realized that, the things I really enjoyed doing at work were sharing the ones that I learned years back. I just had to go back to square one to start this joyride - and I did!
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Et voilà, the story of "Square1".
Tolga Iskır/Founder
The Vision
WE WORK with brands to improve their products and services.
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WE HELP start-ups create and launch new products and services.
WE START-UP ventures of our own to gain experience in delivering a product or service.
The Approach
Anytime anywhere
From our hometown of Istanbul and office in Toronto, we work with companies around the world — we’re used to waking up early, or staying up late to speak with our clients.
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Problem focused
We only work with a handful of clients each year. This allows us to give projects our full focus and build a strong understanding of the problem we’re solving.
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Long-term relationships
Ongoing support and development is part of our core workflow.