Portage Times

There were seven professional licenses issued in Portage County in the week ending Dec. 16, 2023, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

There were 12 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
Amanda Lynn McPherson	Atwater	12/15/2023
Bianca Nakid Filaskoski	Kent	12/11/2023
Blaze McGinty	Kent	12/11/2023
Candice Dawn Allen	Ravenna	12/12/2023
Casey Knepp	Mogadore	12/11/2023
Lindsey Joan Jerina	Streetsboro	12/12/2023
West Park MHC, LLC	Ravenna	12/14/2023