Lima Reporter

There were four professional licenses issued in Auglaize County in the week ending Dec. 23, 2023, 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
Audrey Stachler	Wapakoneta	12/18/2023
Brooklyn Makenna Owens	Cridersville	12/19/2023
Jamie Lyn Schneider	Wapakoneta	12/23/2023
Keaton Anthony Elling	Cridersville	12/21/2023