Financial Solutions

It's critical for your small business to add credit card functionality to your payment operations. Learn how to begin accepting credit and debit cards.

Accepting credit cards for your small business starts with the right credit card machine. Countertop, mobile and virtual options make for flexibility.

Learn all about the distinction between a payment gateway and a payment processor and which types of business need which type of infrastructure.

This guide explains the difference between net income and gross income, and which is useful when in your business accounting.

FreshBooks and QuickBooks are accounting solutions for small businesses. Compare their features and pricing to see which one is best for you.

A review of the most affordable credit card processing options for your small business.

Merchant cash advances are a useful funding tool if your business is struggling with cash flow, but they can be costly.

Learn how to connect your bank account to QuickBooks Online and use bank feeds so you can report and reconcile transactions more efficiently.

Sage Accounting is our top accounting software pick for basic features. Read our review to learn why Sage Accounting is ideal for just the fundamentals.

Oracle NetSuite offers more than accounting software; it’s an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform. Here’s how this benefits larger businesses.

Given its free tier for businesses with annual revenue under $50,000, Zoho Books is our top accounting software for microbusinesses.

Read our FreshBooks accounting software review to learn why this vendor is our top pick for invoicing.

We studied dozens of vendors to help you find the best payroll services for one employee based on pricing, employee benefits inclusion and more.

Invoicing customers can be time-consuming. Learn about invoicing apps that make creating, sending and tracking invoices easy so you can get paid faster.

This guide explains reputation insurance and how it works to protect the value of a business’s brand.

We compared Stax and Square’s credit card processing services to help you decide which might better serve your business.

Trying to choose between the point-of-sale (POS) systems ShopKeep and Square? This comparison will help you understand the pros and cons of each.

Paychex is a payroll processing company that also offers retirement account recordkeeping and administration. See whether this provider is right for your small business.

Toast works equally well for a small restaurant that's just getting started and a large chain looking to service multiple sites. It has also done a great job of pivoting in the midst of the pandemic,...

QuickBooks and Xero are two of the best accounting software platforms around. We compared them to help you decide which software is best for your business.

What's the difference between Merchant One and Square? Read this comprehensive overview to see how these credit card processors compare and contrast

FreshBooks and Xero are top accounting software options. We compared their integrations, pricing, invoicing and more to help you choose between the two.

QuickBooks and FreshBooks are both known as top-notch accounting software platforms, especially for invoicing features. How else do they compare?

Clover and Toast are versatile POS systems for retailers and restaurants. Learn how their features, pricing, integrations and customer service compare.

Clover and Square are top credit card processors with various features that appeal to different businesses. Here's how their services and costs compare.

What's the difference between Merchant One and Clover? Read this comprehensive comparison to see how these credit card processors stack up.