Epos Now is a budget-friendly, user-friendly point of sale solution, but it has some shortcomings — such as requiring an additional paid plan for technical support and inconsistent customer service. See if the system might be a good fit for you!

Breakout Capital offers short-term business financing solutions to small businesses. It has low borrower qualifications, prepayment discounts and easy renewal process.

KORONA POS is a good POS solution, though I still see room for growth. In the future, I’d particularly like to see continued improvement in inventory management features and a native online ordering platform. It would also be nice to see a wider selection of pre-built integrations.

LendingPoint offers loans to consumers who have credit scores in the 600-680 range. It is a useful tool for people without the best credit profiles. It is suitable for startups but because of its narrow focus, the funding might work out for a very small number of entrepreneurs.

Lightspeed eCom is easy to use. You can test it out for yourself by signing up for a free trial. You won’t need to pull out a credit card, and you will be able to design an online store, add products, and more without having to pay anything.

National Funding is a lender that provides funding to small businesses that cannot yet get a bank loan. It provides reasonable rates for an alternative lender as long as you fall on the lower range of its factor rates and origination fees.

Loyverse is a completely free POS app. It even includes a loyalty program, and if you need more advanced features, the monthly add-ons are reasonably priced. See if Loyverse might be right for your small business!

eMerchantBroker is a merchant account provider that specializes in offering credit card processing services to a wide variety of industries that are usually classified as being high-risk by traditional banks and credit card processors.

Rapid Finance (formerly Rapid Advance) is an alternative small business funder. It offers merchant cash advances (MCAs) and short-term business loans to small businesses seeking short-term funding. Unlike many of its competitors, it provides a number of variations on the typical MCA, leading to a slightly longer application process but also better rates in many cases.

Lendio is a business financing platform that matches customers to funders, including SBA/PPP lenders. It has a relaxed credit score requirement, and there’s no fee for using the service.