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6 Best POS Systems for Retail in 2025

I personally tested and evaluated top retail POS systems to help you find the best fit for your store.

By February 21, 2025 | Buyer's Guide, Retail

Based on my in-depth evaluation, Square stands out as the best POS system for retail in 2025. The best retail point-of-sale (POS) systems offer streamlined checkouts, advanced payment processing technology, inventory management, and useful reporting—all in one affordable, easy-to-use software. Square for Retail: Best overall (and best free) Lightspeed Retail: Best for inventory management Shopify: Best for ecommerce…

7 Best Instant Approval Business Credit Cards

By February 20, 2025 | Buyer's Guide, Credit Cards

Editorial and Partnership Disclosure The best instant approval business credit cards should offer a decision within no more than a few minutes, requiring little to no supporting documentation. Secondary factors that the best cards should have will vary depending on your specific qualifications and needs — these include a combination of valuable welcome bonuses, strong…

9 Best Banks for Small Business in California

By February 18, 2025 | Banking, Buyer's Guide

In this guide, I chose nine of the best small business banks in California. The best for your business should offer a great business checking account to go with outstanding business products and services. Many of the banks on my list have physical locations in multiple economic regions, and most allow you to open accounts…

6 Best Construction Factoring Companies in 2025

By February 17, 2025 | Buyer's Guide, Financing

The best construction factoring companies should offer large funding amounts, competitive rates and fees, and quick access to funds. They should also have a combination of flexible qualification requirements and favorable financing terms, such as long repayment periods and no long-term contracts. Here are my top picks for the six best invoice factoring for construction…

7 Best Vanity Phone Number Providers in 2025

By February 15, 2025 | Buyer's Guide, Office Technology

The best vanity phone number providers offer an extensive inventory of customizable virtual digits, allowing you to pick combinations that align with your brand. They also have a user-friendly interface for number selection and a wealth of call management features that help you efficiently accommodate customer inquiries. Vanity numbers are often included in monthly subscription…

Best Business Bank Account Promotions & Offers

By February 14, 2025 | Banking, Buyer's Guide

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post with regularly updated account details. The best business bank account promotions should encourage companies to sign up for a new business checking, savings, or credit card product by providing cash back bonuses or statement credits. These bonuses should be easy to attain with clearly stated qualification requirements. I…

6 Best Self-Employed Business Loans in 2025

By February 12, 2025 | Buyer's Guide, Financing

Depending on your circumstances and needs, the best self-employed business loans will have either flexible qualifications with high approval rates or competitive interest rates and loan terms. These companies also tend to combine those characteristics with excellent customer service, given that self-employed individuals can have complex finances that tend to make it difficult to evaluate…