NE Ohio Times

There were seven professional licenses issued in Ashtabula County in the week ending May 20, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

There were seven 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
Angela Mergenthaler	Conneaut	05/15/2023
Darren Hazlett Lambert	Conneaut	05/15/2023
Jade Arkkelin	Ashtabula	05/16/2023
Madison Plants	Ashtabula	05/15/2023
Richard Czerr	Ashtabula	05/19/2023
Tabitha Lynn Blevins	Ashtabula	05/17/2023
Tywan Jackson	Ashtabula	05/19/2023