SE Ohio Times

There were four professional licenses issued in Washington County in the week ending Dec. 16, 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
Alyssa Batten	Little Hocking	12/12/2023
Desmond Leigh Vanoster	Marietta	12/13/2023
Erin Michelle Bernardo	Marietta	12/12/2023
Teresa S. Barker	Little Hocking	12/14/2023