If you’re looking for an all-in-one POS program, Hike should have you covered with things such as built-in loyalty, eCommerce, and a solid list of integrations.

Patreon declares itself a crowdfunding platform for creators, as its platform allows creators to draw a steady, continuous income from The Crowd. This funding model makes Patreon particularly well-suited to creators of viral videos, online journalists, writers, and musicians.

Square for Retail runs on an iPad with an interface optimized for searching and scanning. But do the back-end features also work for businesses with large inventories? See how Square’s retail-specialized POS system stacks up in terms of features, pricing, reporting, and more.

While GoFundMe’s brand centers on charity, with personal and charitable causes accounting for most of the campaigns, many people don’t realize that GuFundMe can also be used to raise funds for business projects as well.

Shopify Capital offers short-term business funding in the form of merchant cash advances and short-term loans. It has relaxed borrower qualifications and competitive terms and fees. Shopify Capital is available to Shopify users only. Despite the potentially high fees, Shopify Capital is certainly worth considering if you are given an offer.

Fundable is less geared toward starry-eyed dreamers with wild ideas and more toward startups and companies with a solid plan of action. Fundable gives businesses the choice of launching either a rewards-based crowdfunding campaign (à la Kickstarter) or an equity-based campaign in which backers get a share of stock in the company in exchange for their backing.

Indiegogo is available to creators and backers from just about every nation. With a comparatively broad array of project categories that qualify for Indiegogo approval, it’s a crowdfunding platform with wide reach and appeal. The flip side is that shadier campaigns have a better chance of slipping through the cracks on Indiegogo than they would on more restrictive crowdfunding platforms.

Kickstarter is dedicated to the crowdfunding of creative projects, not charity or personal use. Kickstarter has seen over 5 billion dollars pledged to projects, over 184,000 successfully funded projects, and over 18 million total backers. While Kickstarter is not without its critics, it occupies a commanding position in the crowdfunding field.

Soar Payments Review specializes in finding credit card processing homes for hard-to-place (that is, high-risk) merchants with refreshing transparency.

Looking for a reasonably priced POS system for your restaurant? Linga’s iPad-based point of sale may offer all the features you need. Read on for a full review.