Lima Reporter

There were two professional licenses issued in Mercer County in the week ending June 17, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

There were four issued the week before.

Starting and managing a small business in Ohio is not an easy task. Nearly $172 billion is paid to employee salaries and more than 72,924 businesses declare bankruptcy every year.

A Congressional Research Service study found small firms accounted for about 63 percent or two-thirds of new private-sector jobs in the U.S.

License Holder	City	Issue Date
Brooke Constance Hart	Fort Recovery	06/13/2023
Krystall Lee Knepper	Celina	06/15/2023