Lima Reporter

There are four professional licenses expiring in Mercer County during August in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

There were three professional licenses set to expire in Mercer County the month 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% or two-thirds of new private-sector jobs in the U.S.

License holder	Issued date	Expiration date
Ashley Nicole Schoen	08/27/2021	08/27/2023
Nicole M. Schwartz	08/15/2007	08/15/2023
Niles Carter	08/30/2021	08/30/2023
Raven Lee Simpson	08/11/2022	08/11/2023