Lima Reporter

There were seven professional licenses issued in Van Wert County in the week ending Dec. 23, 2023, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

There were six 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
Brian Andrew Knoderer	Delphos	12/20/2023
Brian Andrew Knoderer	Delphos	12/20/2023
Dale Terry	Van Wert	12/19/2023
Jacob Scott Harvey	Delphos	12/22/2023
Keith Hough	Van Wert	12/22/2023
Lillian Rosebrock	Convoy	12/20/2023
Studio 86 Salon	Van Wert	12/18/2023