Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Your domain name does more than just direct people to your website — it’s your digital first impression. It builds credibility, boosts search visibility and often becomes one of your strongest brand assets. Let me show you what that looks like in the real world. One of my clients runs a $1 million e-commerce business. For years, they operated under a decent—but—forgettable domain. After a long negotiation, they bought the exact-match.com for $150,000. Within a year, traffic rose 32%, conversions jumped 18% and revenue increased by nearly $300,000. That single domain upgrade…

Some years back, I witnessed a magnanimous security breach of a trademarked company website in my previous company, which left the IT team frozen in shock.

Every growing business hits a point where spreadsheets, scattered emails, and manual workflows just don’t cut it anymore. Things start slipping through the cracks. Teams spend more time figuring out how to work than actually getting work done. That’s when you realize: it’s not just about hard work—it’s about smarter processes.

Uber Technologies Inc. UBER revealed during its first quarter of 2025 earnings call that autonomous vehicles from Alphabet Inc.‘s GOOGL GOOG Waymo unit are outperforming human drivers in terms of utilization rates in their Austin, Texas deployment. What Happened: “The average Waymo in Austin is busier than 99% of Austin drivers as defined by the number of trips per day,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told investors during Wednesday’s call, indicating the company’s strategic bet on autonomous technology is yielding early operational advantages. The rideshare giant reported first-quarter earnings per share of $0.83, while revenue was $11.53 billion. Uber’s deployment in Austin…

A new survey from GoDaddy Inc. reveals that while nearly half of U.S. microbusiness owners anticipate a weakening national economy in the coming months, most still maintain confidence in the growth prospects of their own enterprises. According to data released May 5, 2025, by the GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab, 49% of the 2,100 surveyed business owners expect the national economy to decline in the next six months, a 17-point increase from 2024. Despite this shift in sentiment, 66% of respondents expressed positive revenue expectations, with only 9% forecasting a decline in sales. “Small business owners are realistic about the…

by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 7, 2025 A preschool in Alabama is headed to trial on claims that a white teacher treated a Black child “differently.” A couple in Gardendale, Alabama, is suing a local faith-based preschool for discrimination for allegedly targeting their then-two-year-old son. Lee and Aletta Williamson’s younger son was expelled from Heritage Preschool in Homewood, Alabama after the parents threatened legal action due to their child being “treated differently,” People reported. The case is now moving to trial following a lawsuit filed in February 2024 by attorney Artur Davis and Public Justice lawyers on behalf of the Williamsons,…

Federal Reserve policymakers announced that they were holding the federal funds rate steady after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday. The target range remains unchanged at 4.25% to 4.5%. The last time the FOMC cut rates was at its December meeting, when it lowered the target range by 25 basis points, or 0.25%. The federal funds rate is the borrowing rate that banks charge each other for loans. A lower rate ripples out to lower borrowing costs on credit cards and personal loans, though banks individually choose how to respond to rate changes. The average credit card…

What’s one thing every marketing leader and athlete agrees on? That short-termism is the enemy of sustainable performance and success has no shortcuts.

As a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software market research analyst at G2, I have a front-row seat to the evolving GRC software industry.

Arista Networks ANET stock traded lower on Wednesday after Wall Street analysts cut their respective price targets. Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng maintained a Buy rating on Arista Networks with a price target of $115 ($130 prior). Arista Networks’ first-quarter 2025 EPS of $0.65 beat Ng and FactSet consensus of $0.62 and $0.59 with revenue of $2.00 billion beating consensus of $1.97 billion and guidance of $1.93 billion-$1.97 billion. Also Read: Jim Cramer: Arista Networks Is ‘Down Way Too Much,’ Uber ‘Goes Higher’ The EPS beat was also driven by strength in gross margins (64.1% versus Ng and consensus of…