Lima Reporter

There were 157 professional licenses issued in Allen County in the second quarter of 2023 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

This is a 12.9% increase over the first quarter of 2023.

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.

Issued in Q2	Issued in Q1	Percentage change (%)
157	139	12.9%