Prosper offers personal loans that can be used for business purposes. Prosper loans are easy to apply for and easy to pay off. Be cautious of hidden fees or other unexpected clauses. Prosper is best suited for startups.

Best known as an online lending platform, Kabbage only recently entered the world of business banking services. Will an in-depth Kabbage Checking review show that this business banking option is worth it?

OnDeck is a hugely prolific online small business lender and offers two types of business loans: short term loans and revolving lines of credit. Despite potential drawbacks, if you need a fast loan or don’t qualify elsewhere, it’s hard to beat OnDeck.

QuickBooks Self-Employed is a tax software with a few accounting features thrown in. However, QuickBooks Self-Employed still has a way to go as the software has several gaps. It is suitable for freelancers.

Designed to be a smaller, more accessible version of the popular Clover Station POS system, the Clover Mini comes with a built-in receipt printer, a USB hub (to allow for interface with peripheral hardware), and a customer-facing camera. Read on for more details and a comprehensive review of the Clover Mini.

At first glance, Clover seems like an ideal POS solution. It’s flexible, feature-rich, and functional. However, it’s not a cheap product. But if you want a simple, attractive POS solution — and don’t mind taking a risk on customer service and payment processing — you could do a lot worse than Clover and its many different offerings.

If you’re researched setting up an online store for more than about 30 seconds, you’ve probably encountered Shopify. You’ve likely already learned that Shopify is a fully-hosted ecommerce platform specializing in ease of use. Reasonably priced, with a solid feature set and round-the-clock customer service, Shopify is one of the best shopping carts on the market today, as many independent Shopify reviews can attest.

PayPal offers a comprehensive suite of services for merchants, from the mobile POS app (the focus of this review) as well as online card processing, business financing, POS partnerships, and much more. Want to use PayPal POS to get paid? PayPal Here is becoming PayPal Zettle — read our updated review for more about features and pricing.

Lightspeed Restuarant is a cloud-based iPad POS system built solely for the foodservice industry and, like many of its rivals, can be a one-stop-shop for your POS needs if that’s what you’re looking for.

We feel that the total value provided by Stax’s platform — including credit card terminal sales, centralized invoicing, data analytics, inventory management, and other features — makes the service worthwhile, especially combined with the stability of a full-service merchant account.