SE Ohio Times

There were six professional licenses issued in Washington County in the week ending Oct. 28, 2023, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

There were five 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
Auva Breanne Zandi	Belpre	10/24/2023
Elizabeth Ann Bennett	Little Hocking	10/27/2023
Gavin Vincent	Marietta	10/26/2023
Haley N. Sargent	Belpre	10/24/2023
Jenna Steele	Newport	10/24/2023
McKenzie Leiann Westmoreland	Marietta	10/26/2023