NE Ohio Times

There were five professional licenses issued in Geauga County in the week ending Sep. 2, 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
Allen Gerard Schaefer	Chardon	08/28/2023
Brian Linger	Middlefield	08/31/2023
Hadley Morgan Selman	Chardon	08/31/2023
Paul Evans	Chardon	08/31/2023
Sarah K. Welch	Chardon	08/28/2023