NW Ohio Times

There were 23 professional licenses issued in Putnam County during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

There were 38 issued the quarter 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
Addison Rae Wireman	Columbus Grove	12/26/2023
Ally Christine Schroeder	Ottoville	11/17/2023
Billie Jo Bendele	Ottawa	12/13/2023
Brooklyn Niese	Continental	12/20/2023
Camryn Dae Escamilla	Columbus Grove	11/03/2023
Celeste Lee Pepiot	Columbus Grove	11/01/2023
Courtney Maria Warren	Pandora	10/10/2023
Genevieve Kay Bennett	Ottawa	12/20/2023
Haley C. States	Continental	11/17/2023
Kayla Kemeny	Ottawa	11/27/2023
Kelli Ellerbrock	Ottoville	12/19/2023
Klarissa Grace Garmatter	Columbus Grove	11/08/2023
Klarissa Grace Garmatter	Columbus Grove	11/17/2023
Klarissa Grace Garmatter	Columbus Grove	12/14/2023
Kollin Spence	Ottawa	11/21/2023
Kristin Schroeder	Ottawa	12/23/2023
Melissa Ann Moore	Ottawa	11/08/2023
Morgan K. Raines	Ottawa	10/18/2023
Paige Marie Sutter	Ottawa	12/06/2023
Shear Power Salon & Spa, LLC	Columbus Grove	10/18/2023
Shear Power Salon & Spa, LLC	Columbus Grove	12/01/2023
Sidney Laine Fausey	Leipsic	12/08/2023
Valerie Rose Rode	Leipsic	11/01/2023