Lima Reporter

There were three professional licenses issued in Van Wert County in the week ending June 24, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

There were two 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
Alexis Marie Dowdy	Van Wert	06/22/2023
Amanda Jo Ross	Willshire	06/21/2023
Peyton Lynn Schmitt	Delphos	06/22/2023