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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 ❚ SIUSLAW NEWS Seventy-two Percent Of Women Want To Be Entrepreneurs, New Study Reveals Enjoying a rural lifestyle no longer has to mean you have to give up the kind of Internet connectivity urban dwellers have, thanks to today’s out-of-this-world satellite systems. (NAPSI)—For many in the Ameri- can countryside, sig- nals from space have been most welcome for some time. Th at’s because, in many places, that’s the best way to get Internet service: via satellite. Th en and Now While early sys- tems may have been only a little better than dial-up, enor- mous improvements in high-capacity sat- ellites mean they can deliver faster speeds and more data at a more aff ordable price. How It Works Satellite Internet doesn’t rely on ter- restrial connections. Th at’s why it can keep people con- nected every day and even during disasters when other systems may be down. In- stead, the Internet signal is delivered to a connection, which then sends the sig- nal via radio waves up to the satellite over 20,000 miles in the sky. Th e signal comes back down to your home or offi ce and is captured by a dish-shaped an- tenna, outside your home, which is con- nected to the Wi-Fi modem. Th e Benefi ts • Closing the digital gap: Even though the tech- nology is complex, Viasat’s goal is sim- ple: to make high- speed internet ac- cessible just about anywhere, even the most hard to reach places. Many people are seeking the joys of rural living, but remote communities may not have the in- frastructure needed to access traditional Internet service at home. Viasat is avail- able where tradition- al internet service providers don’t go. • Keeping peo- ple connected: Th is is more important than ever these days with so many work- ing and attending school from home, accessing telemedi- cine, watching vid- eos, playing games and connecting re- motely with family and friends. You can use Viasat Internet to email, chat, col- laborate on docu- ments, pay bills, do research, and much more. • Continuous im- provements: More satellites are under construction, Viasat will add even more capacity through- out the U.S. in the next few years. Th at means faster speeds and the ability to handle more and more data from ap- plications such as video streaming. • Availability: In many places where cable and fi ber don’t go, satellite is there. For example, Viasat reaching some of the most remote parts of the country. Learn More For further facts about the only sat- ellite ISP to make U.S. News & World Report’s Best ISP of 2020, visit viasat. com/internet. Siuslaw News Introduces... (NAPSI)—Here’s good news about the economy: Around the world, entrepreneur- ship is an important driver of economic development and growth. It can also be empowering for women and other previ- ously underrepresented groups in business ownership. Worldwide, it is estimated that the number of women-owned businesses is one-quarter to one-third of all enterprises, and the segment continues to grow as there are still many women who aspire to make entrepreneurship a reality, as revealed by a new Herbalife Nutrition survey. The second annual survey, which ex- plored women and entrepreneurship glob- ally, revealed that nearly three-quarters of women aspire to open their own business, and of those, 50 percent don’t yet have a business, and 22 percent have one but would like to open another. “Women entrepreneurs create a source of income for themselves and their families. They are a vital part of our world’s eco- nomic engine that society needs to support with fl exible opportunities, mentorship, and access to capital,” said Ibi Montesino, Se- nior Vice President and Managing Director, North America Region, Herbalife Nutrition. While some of the increase in entre- preneurship interest may be attributed to current economic conditions, many of the women surveyed raised concerns about overwhelming challenges they experience in the traditional workplace compared to their male colleagues. In fact, more than 60 percent of women said they would like to start a business due to unfair treatment in previous job roles. Of the women surveyed: •70 percent believe women must work harder to have the same opportunities as men in the workforce. •43 percent of women have delayed hav- ing children because they thought it would negatively affect their career. •25 percent said they had faced pregnan- cy discrimination. •42 percent believe they’ve been unfairly overlooked for a raise or promotion be- cause of their gender and, among those, it happened three separate times on average. While such challenges may be a cata- lyst for the surge in entrepreneurship, the top motivation for starting a business was revealed as becoming a role model for younger women (80%), followed by inter- est in becoming their own boss (61%) and a commitment to helping break the glass ceiling (67%). These women are entering their endeav- ors with eyes wide open, and don’t expect entrepreneurship to be smooth sailing: A third of women with plans for entrepre- neurship are “very worried” about their business—or future business—failing in the next fi ve years. The women believe the top three chal- lenges when starting a business all revolve around fi nances—earning enough money to offset costs (51%), having enough bud- get to grow (51%) and fi nancing their busi- ness (48%). This concern for money was echoed in last year’s survey, when 58% of women reported fi nancing their business to be the most challenging aspect. For many, though, the benefi ts outweigh the challenges. The top potential benefi t to entrepreneurship was revealed to be the potential income growth (54%), followed by the ability to be their own boss (52%) and more fl exibility in their work/life schedule (45%). 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