There were 339 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.
Professional licenses issued in Lorain County in Q2
| License Holder | City | Issue Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brodnik | Wellington | 05/18/2023 |
| Aaron Likavec | North Ridgeville | 05/19/2023 |
| Adalberto Rivera | Lorain | 06/01/2023 |
| Ahdy Rofaeil | Avon | 04/04/2023 |
| Alec Walker | Avon | 06/22/2023 |
| Alexander J. Moga | Avon | 05/12/2023 |
| Alia Thomas | Lorain | 05/05/2023 |
| Aliyah Rae-lynn Wilson | Sheffield Lake | 05/06/2023 |
| Allysin Garcia | Lorain | 05/17/2023 |
| Alonna Marie Horton | Elyria | 04/14/2023 |
| Alyssa La'starr Nichols | Lorain | 06/05/2023 |
| Alyssa M. Sauter | Avon Lake | 05/30/2023 |
| Alyssa Rose Smith | Oberlin | 06/05/2023 |
| Amaia Jael Jacinto | Lorain | 05/12/2023 |
| Amaia Jael Jacinto | Lorain | 06/01/2023 |
| Amanda Henry | Sheffield Lake | 05/25/2023 |
| Amanuel Assefa | Lorain | 04/18/2023 |
| Amber Coyne | North Ridgeville | 04/17/2023 |
| Amber Lynn Norris | Lorain | 06/16/2023 |
| Amy Boyd-Kirksey | Avon Lake | 06/01/2023 |
| Andrew Baur | Avon | 05/31/2023 |
| Andrew Kanczak | Lorain | 05/02/2023 |
| Andria Valencia Parks | Elyria | 05/31/2023 |
| Angelika Sheiman | Lorain | 05/31/2023 |
| Anna Gammalo | North Ridgeville | 05/12/2023 |
| Annelise Marie Radzin | Avon Lake | 06/05/2023 |
| Apex Dermatology | Avon | 04/23/2023 |
| Areej Ali Darraj | North Ridgeville | 04/05/2023 |
| Areej Ali Darraj | North Ridgeville | 05/22/2023 |
| Ariana Andino | Lorain | 04/06/2023 |
| Ariel Taylor | North Ridgeville | 05/10/2023 |
| Art of Cutz Salon | Avon Lake | 05/01/2023 |
| Audrey J. Bell | Lorain | 05/18/2023 |
| Austin James Hazelett | Elyria | 04/03/2023 |
| Autumn F. Mitchell | Amherst | 05/15/2023 |
| Bao Nghi Hoang | North Ridgeville | 06/05/2023 |
| Barry David Ledbetter | Avon Lake | 04/19/2023 |
| Beauty Spot Med Spa | North Ridgeville | 04/04/2023 |
| Beckah Schlageter McGlynn | Avon Lake | 06/16/2023 |
| Benjamin Tyler Gaal | Sheffield Lake | 04/05/2023 |
| Bethany Grace Gonzalez | North Ridgeville | 04/27/2023 |
| Beverly Ann Dandrea | Lorain | 04/19/2023 |
| Blake Anthony Kamms | Elyria | 06/21/2023 |
| Boost Wellness Spa, LLC | Avon Lake | 06/12/2023 |
| Brandy Leeann Ledbetter | Avon Lake | 04/19/2023 |
| Breanna Nicole Wade | Lorain | 05/04/2023 |
| Brenda Liz Alamo | Lorain | 04/12/2023 |
| Brenda Liz Alamo | Lorain | 06/20/2023 |
| Brendan W. Moore | Avon Lake | 05/09/2023 |
| Brent A. Vansickle | Lorain | 04/28/2023 |
| Brent Bierek | North Ridgeville | 05/04/2023 |
| Briana Nichole White | Lorain | 04/26/2023 |
| Brianna Paige McKinney | Elyria | 04/27/2023 |
| Broadway Salon Suites | Lorain | 06/07/2023 |
| Brooke Shannon Rios | Avon | 06/15/2023 |
| Brooklin Wright | Lorain | 05/23/2023 |
| Bryan Nathaniel Kennedy | Elyria | 06/15/2023 |
| Calista Cooksey | Elyria | 04/17/2023 |
| Carley Nicole Shermak | Avon | 06/02/2023 |
| Carlie Ann Bertke | Amherst | 06/02/2023 |
| Caroline Aloisi | Vermilion | 06/22/2023 |
| Caroline Steele | Avon Lake | 06/06/2023 |
| Carrie Lynn Wykrent | Elyria | 06/21/2023 |
| Cassady Ann Dials | Wellington | 05/30/2023 |
| Catherine Grace Wetzel | Oberlin | 05/18/2023 |
| Cecelia D. Yonly | North Ridgeville | 05/03/2023 |
| Chardea Chantel Thompson | Elyria | 04/06/2023 |
| Charles Eugene Eddy | Elyria | 05/17/2023 |
| Cheyenne Ruth-ann Jackson | Lorain | 04/19/2023 |
| Christopher Brian Wright | Sheffield Lake | 05/19/2023 |
| Christopher David Jarroll | North Ridgeville | 05/05/2023 |
| Christopher Neely | North Ridgeville | 05/10/2023 |
| Christopher Ray Volle | Avon Lake | 04/19/2023 |
| Christopher Smith | Elyria | 05/24/2023 |
| Cody Lee Walther | Wellington | 05/18/2023 |
| Collin Brooks | Avon Lake | 04/17/2023 |
| Crash Champions | Avon | 04/12/2023 |
| Crooked Architecture, LLC | Avon Lake | 05/01/2023 |
| D'Mia Moriah Gaddis | Avon | 06/08/2023 |
| Dakotah Lynn Atkinson | Elyria | 06/13/2023 |
| Daniel J. Gilles | Elyria | 05/08/2023 |
| Daniel Lewis Adkins Truitt | Vermilion | 06/01/2023 |
| Daniel Rodriguez | Lorain | 05/22/2023 |
| Danny Castro | Lorain | 06/02/2023 |
| Danny Castro | Lorain | 06/02/2023 |
| Dawn M. Bush | Sheffield Lake | 05/22/2023 |
| Deandre I. Morgan | North Ridgeville | 05/03/2023 |
| Deja Jonae-lee Newton | Lorain | 04/01/2023 |
| Demmi Renee Brown | Elyria | 05/10/2023 |
| Denielle Lain'e Hall | Elyria | 06/07/2023 |
| Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio | Avon | 05/07/2023 |
| Desiree Kirkendoll | Lorain | 04/19/2023 |
| Desiree Nicole Allen | Elyria | 05/19/2023 |
| Destiny Champe | Amherst | 04/13/2023 |
| Devin Angelique Cullen | Vermilion | 05/09/2023 |
| Diana Marie Hammond | Lorain | 06/07/2023 |
| Diana Ruth Prinnier | Sheffield Lake | 04/03/2023 |
| Elisabeth Rose Hogan | Elyria | 05/08/2023 |
| Ellie Jean Kohlenberg | Wellington | 05/03/2023 |
| Elyse Margaret Mosher | Avon | 06/12/2023 |
| Emery Hicks | Lorain | 05/22/2023 |
| Emily Adkins | North Ridgeville | 06/14/2023 |
| Emily Anne Mattey | Amherst | 06/07/2023 |
| Emily Dobias | Lorain | 06/14/2023 |
| Emily Ford | Amherst | 05/30/2023 |
| Emily Kent | Avon Lake | 06/05/2023 |
| Emily Rose Williams | Avon | 06/16/2023 |
| Emma C. Matheson | Vermilion | 05/29/2023 |
| Emma Elizabeth Misson | Amherst | 05/10/2023 |
| Emma Katherine Lowe | North Ridgeville | 06/01/2023 |
| Emma Rose Gill | Avon Lake | 06/02/2023 |
| Equinox Salon | North Ridgeville | 05/03/2023 |
| Eric Jackson | Lorain | 04/03/2023 |
| Eric Jason Bonzar | Lorain | 06/10/2023 |
| Erie Shores Tanning | Sheffield Lake | 05/03/2023 |
| Erin E. O'Neill | North Ridgeville | 05/15/2023 |
| Erin Viola Comerford | Elyria | 06/10/2023 |
| Essential Kneads Massage Therapy, LLC | Grafton | 04/18/2023 |
| Esteban Daniel Rosales | Amherst | 05/10/2023 |
| Ethan Andrew Dragon | Avon | 06/09/2023 |
| Farhana Rahman | Avon Lake | 06/22/2023 |
| Felicitas Saunders | Vermilion | 05/04/2023 |
| Gianna Marie Packard | North Ridgeville | 04/20/2023 |
| Gina Marie Vitantonio | Grafton | 05/15/2023 |
| Glennerica Mahone | Lorain | 04/07/2023 |
| Grace Evans | Vermilion | 06/20/2023 |
| Grace Mullen | North Ridgeville | 05/30/2023 |
| Gradieh's A science-centric salon | North Ridgeville | 05/18/2023 |
| Great Clips | Avon | 05/24/2023 |
| Great Clips | Avon | 05/24/2023 |
| Great Clips | Lorain | 06/08/2023 |
| Great Clips | Elyria | 06/08/2023 |
| Great Clips | Avon Lake | 06/08/2023 |
| Great Clips | Amherst | 06/08/2023 |
| Gregory William Kisilewicz | Elyria | 04/27/2023 |
| Hailey Noel Roby | LaGrange | 04/07/2023 |
| Hair Beauty by Ash Nicole | Lorain | 05/26/2023 |
| Hair Beauty by Ash Nicole the Mobile Experience | Lorain | 05/31/2023 |
| Haley Amanda Parker | Avon | 05/17/2023 |
| Hall's Barbershop, LLC | LaGrange | 06/07/2023 |
| Hanin Mazen Barakat | Avon | 04/13/2023 |
| Hannah Catherine Runge | Elyria | 05/12/2023 |
| Hannah M. Stierhoff | Lorain | 05/17/2023 |
| Hayley Kristine Simons | Elyria | 06/07/2023 |
| Heather Anne Marinko | North Ridgeville | 05/10/2023 |
| Ian Joseph Gaul | North Ridgeville | 05/31/2023 |
| Isabella Marie Cupek | Lorain | 06/05/2023 |
| It's a Shear Thing | North Ridgeville | 05/01/2023 |
| J & J Mobile Home Park, LLC | Wellington | 06/14/2023 |
| Jackson Michael Caruso | Lorain | 06/20/2023 |
| Jaiden Ortiz | Grafton | 05/09/2023 |
| James Robert Kara | Avon Lake | 04/19/2023 |
| James Stephan McNea | North Ridgeville | 06/14/2023 |
| Jaret Thomas Wiblin | Avon Lake | 05/22/2023 |
| Jasminn Tiffany Shultz | Oberlin | 05/08/2023 |
| Jayda Alyse Jackson | Elyria | 04/11/2023 |
| Jeffery A. Ross | Lorain | 04/21/2023 |
| Jennifer Lynn Roberts | Sheffield Lake | 04/07/2023 |
| Jennifer Shairait Broussard-Diaz | Elyria | 06/05/2023 |
| Jennifer Shairait Broussard-Diaz | Elyria | 05/19/2023 |
| Jeremiah Truman Smith | Lorain | 06/13/2023 |
| Jeremy Joseph Leighty | Lorain | 06/13/2023 |
| Jessica Denise Kelsch | Avon Lake | 04/19/2023 |
| Jessica Karen Slavik | Amherst | 06/15/2023 |
| Jessica Leigh Kreger | Lorain | 06/21/2023 |
| Jessica Rose Martin | Lorain | 04/10/2023 |
| Jessie Marie Sudik | North Ridgeville | 05/17/2023 |
| Jill Mason Blake | Oberlin | 04/17/2023 |
| Joann Wilson | Lorain | 04/13/2023 |
| Jocelyn Leigh Wright | Lorain | 04/19/2023 |
| Jocye Jean Leahy | Lorain | 04/14/2023 |
| Jolislyn J. Wright | Sheffield Lake | 05/15/2023 |
| Jordan Elizabeth Oberholtzer | Vermilion | 05/22/2023 |
| Jordan Gabrielle Jones | Lorain | 05/16/2023 |
| Jourdan Daja- Marie Stone | Elyria | 05/09/2023 |
| Julia Marie Horwedel | Elyria | 05/18/2023 |
| Julie Marie Nahrstedt | Avon Lake | 06/14/2023 |
| KJ Architecture, LLC | Avon Lake | 04/26/2023 |
| Kaitlyn Elizabeth Stanfield | Avon Lake | 05/18/2023 |
| Karina Jean Lyne Kolesar | Grafton | 05/06/2023 |
| Katherine Kirkholder | Avon Lake | 04/21/2023 |
| Kathleen B. Semmens | Avon Lake | 04/18/2023 |
| Kathleen G. Tuley | Lorain | 06/19/2023 |
| Katie L. Badford | Elyria | 04/11/2023 |
| Kayla Chong | Grafton | 06/01/2023 |
| Kayla Marie Joseph | Avon | 05/31/2023 |
| Kayla Marie Lewis | North Ridgeville | 06/21/2023 |
| Kayla Palmer | Elyria | 05/01/2023 |
| Kayla Schafer | Lorain | 05/19/2023 |
| Kayle Ann Royster | LaGrange | 04/18/2023 |
| Kaylee Joy Pavlik | North Ridgeville | 06/06/2023 |
| Kaylee Kleckner | Avon Lake | 05/23/2023 |
| Kaylin Taylor | Lorain | 04/19/2023 |
| Kelly Lynn Lavelle | Lorain | 04/23/2023 |
| Kelly White | Lorain | 06/16/2023 |
| Kenston Ausbrook | Lorain | 05/18/2023 |
| Kerilian Kiarelis Montanez | Lorain | 05/24/2023 |
| Keyshla Marie Maysonet | Lorain | 06/07/2023 |
| Kieran Whitlock | North Ridgeville | 05/10/2023 |
| Kimberly Ann Gelonese | Lorain | 04/19/2023 |
| Kimberly Mitschke | North Ridgeville | 04/21/2023 |
| Kwabena Agyemang | North Ridgeville | 05/31/2023 |
| La'shierry Ganail Thompson-Moore | Elyria | 05/11/2023 |
| Lacey Dean | Elyria | 05/18/2023 |
| Lacy Michelle Boone | Sheffield Lake | 04/19/2023 |
| Lake Erie Aesthetics and Wellness, LLC | Avon Lake | 05/23/2023 |
| Lance Jeremy Lehman | Elyria | 04/19/2023 |
| Latisha M. Hughes | Lorain | 06/22/2023 |
| Laura Diane Smith | LaGrange | 05/23/2023 |
| Laura Gayle Trickey | Vermilion | 05/01/2023 |
| Lauren Elizabeth Cendrosky | North Ridgeville | 05/24/2023 |
| Lauren Marie Francescone | North Ridgeville | 06/08/2023 |
| Laurie Diamondlady Jones | Lorain | 05/24/2023 |
| Leigh Bober | North Ridgeville | 05/22/2023 |
| Leslie Alyesse Meade | Lorain | 05/10/2023 |
| Lindsey Nicole Reitz | Elyria | 06/09/2023 |
| Lindsey Pfenninger | Oberlin | 06/13/2023 |
| Lisa A. Knepper | Grafton | 04/19/2023 |
| Lizel Bantay Wilhelm | Vermilion | 06/22/2023 |
| Lorain County Health & Dentistry | Elyria | 04/05/2023 |
| Luke Calhoun | Lorain | 05/09/2023 |
| Lythe Qussay Albakri | Avon | 04/20/2023 |
| Madeline Vicente | Lorain | 06/03/2023 |
| Madilyn Brewer | Lorain | 04/12/2023 |
| Madison Lynn Brewer | Elyria | 04/19/2023 |
| Madisyn Nicole Cendrosky | LaGrange | 06/15/2023 |
| Makayla La'nae Pearcy | North Ridgeville | 04/11/2023 |
| Maranda Morrison | Sheffield Lake | 04/28/2023 |
| Margie Ivelisse Gonzalez | Lorain | 06/15/2023 |
| Mariah Yoder | Vermilion | 06/06/2023 |
| Marina Pittman | Avon | 06/13/2023 |
| Marisa Schreiner | Lorain | 05/24/2023 |
| Marise Ibrahim | Avon | 04/04/2023 |
| Marisha Geiger | Elyria | 05/16/2023 |
| Markita Alexus Thomas | Lorain | 05/01/2023 |
| Mary C. Nagel | Avon | 06/13/2023 |
| Matthew Joseph Carroll | North Ridgeville | 04/05/2023 |
| Matthew Thomas Campo | Elyria | 04/19/2023 |
| Maureen N. Long | Lorain | 04/11/2023 |
| McKenzie M. Chapman | Wellington | 04/20/2023 |
| Megan Nicole Townsend | Amherst | 05/18/2023 |
| Mercedes S. Anderson | Oberlin | 05/26/2023 |
| Meredith Ruth Kitzel | North Ridgeville | 05/18/2023 |
| Merit Dental of Ohio - Nouneh, Inc. | Lorain | 05/04/2023 |
| Mia Analeah Renzhofer | Lorain | 05/22/2023 |
| Michael Angelo Alvarez | North Ridgeville | 05/17/2023 |
| Michael Pachecocrookston | Elyria | 04/14/2023 |
| Michael Ryan Tackett | Lorain | 04/19/2023 |
| Michael Shane Whitlock | North Ridgeville | 04/19/2023 |
| Michele Nicole Arnold | Lorain | 04/18/2023 |
| Michele T. Brewer | Lorain | 06/22/2023 |
| Michelle Lee Hilko | Lorain | 05/31/2023 |
| Mikayla Louise Stump | Elyria | 04/13/2023 |
| Mykela Lewis | Lorain | 05/16/2023 |
| Nadia Marie Smith | Lorain | 05/18/2023 |
| Nadia Miracle | Vermilion | 05/24/2023 |
| Neil Luke Bernard | Lorain | 06/07/2023 |
| Nicholas Charles Gutia | Elyria | 04/19/2023 |
| Nicole Loeser | Avon Lake | 05/18/2023 |
| Noah David Haynes | Amherst | 06/12/2023 |
| Nora Alana Alicea | Lorain | 05/02/2023 |
| Ohio Hearing and Audiology | Amherst | 06/15/2023 |
| Ola A. Abuhamdeh | Avon | 06/21/2023 |
| Orlando Sergio Borges | Avon | 05/22/2023 |
| Orlando Sergio Borges | Avon | 05/22/2023 |
| Paola Kyrene Torres Ramos | Elyria | 06/15/2023 |
| Patrick Avery Bartlett | Oberlin | 06/22/2023 |
| Patrick Joseph McNamee | Avon | 05/25/2023 |
| Patrick Ryan Francis | North Ridgeville | 06/15/2023 |
| Patrick Thomas Jama | Lorain | 06/21/2023 |
| Payton Elizabeth Runser | Elyria | 06/14/2023 |
| Philip Angelo Mercado | Elyria | 05/09/2023 |
| Pjs Hair Salon | Vermilion | 04/27/2023 |
| Princess Victoria Nixon | Elyria | 06/21/2023 |
| Procutz Exclusive, LLC | Elyria | 06/16/2023 |
| Rafael T. Bonillla | Lorain | 05/17/2023 |
| Rebecca Ruth Lamons | Vermilion | 06/16/2023 |
| Renee Allison | North Ridgeville | 06/14/2023 |
| Resolve Hearing, Inc. | Lorain | 05/16/2023 |
| Richard Charles Hulick | North Ridgeville | 06/20/2023 |
| Rico Mercado | Lorain | 04/03/2023 |
| Robert Earl Nestor | LaGrange | 05/30/2023 |
| Robert James Cooperider | Lorain | 05/31/2023 |
| Robert James Holowecky | Avon Lake | 05/19/2023 |
| Robert Joseph Vilcheck | Avon Lake | 04/19/2023 |
| Robyn Maree Buskirk | North Ridgeville | 05/24/2023 |
| Ruben Blades Barbershop | South Amherst | 05/15/2023 |
| Ryan Eric Hempel | Amherst | 06/21/2023 |
| Sabrina Hunker | Oberlin | 05/17/2023 |
| Samantha Jean Shinsky | Amherst | 05/18/2023 |
| Samantha Shaffer | North Ridgeville | 04/19/2023 |
| Sandra Lissette Fontanez | Elyria | 06/06/2023 |
| Sara Helms | Elyria | 05/05/2023 |
| Sara Renee Stone | Avon | 06/16/2023 |
| Saryna Aveon Jordan | Lorain | 04/03/2023 |
| Savanna Marie Schoolcraft | Vermilion | 04/12/2023 |
| Savannah Pfeil | Vermilion | 04/07/2023 |
| Scarlet Urban | Avon Lake | 06/12/2023 |
| Scott James Kortowich | Avon | 05/24/2023 |
| Serenity Beauty Suites | Vermilion | 06/15/2023 |
| Shannon Byrne | Avon | 06/13/2023 |
| Shaunell Marie Johnson | North Ridgeville | 04/06/2023 |
| Sheffield Foot and Ankle | Oberlin | 05/09/2023 |
| Sheri Ann Varady | Lorain | 04/03/2023 |
| Shonte Esther Lafaye Mitchell | Lorain | 05/10/2023 |
| Snai Askew | Avon | 04/13/2023 |
| Sommer Rose Ott | Lorain | 04/20/2023 |
| Soul Flower Studios | Avon Lake | 04/03/2023 |
| Spa B Boutique Skin Spa, Ltd. | Grafton | 04/21/2023 |
| Stacy Mills | North Ridgeville | 06/06/2023 |
| Stanley Thomas Lyle | Avon Lake | 04/19/2023 |
| Stephanie Annmarie Danchisen | Lorain | 05/26/2023 |
| Stephanie Scott | Lorain | 05/19/2023 |
| Stylin' Nails & Spa | Lorain | 05/18/2023 |
| Suha Shean | Wellington | 04/18/2023 |
| Susan M. Walls | North Ridgeville | 05/11/2023 |
| Susan Nichole Thomas | Sheffield Lake | 06/13/2023 |
| Suzanne Renee Hales | North Ridgeville | 06/06/2023 |
| Sydney Marie Bennett | Avon | 05/24/2023 |
| Tanisha Nicole Lovett-Helm | Elyria | 05/02/2023 |
| Tara A. Daniel | Lorain | 06/11/2023 |
| Taraina Elizabeth Cooke | Avon | 04/19/2023 |
| Taylor Devin Small | Amherst | 04/04/2023 |
| The E Barbershop | Elyria | 06/01/2023 |
| Theo Nguyen | North Ridgeville | 06/05/2023 |
| Theresa Toth | Elyria | 06/21/2023 |
| Thi Tu Em Nguyen | Amherst | 06/15/2023 |
| Tia Hope Vines | Lorain | 05/18/2023 |
| Tianna Torrae Lusane | Elyria | 04/19/2023 |
| Tiffany Tennille Brooks | Elyria | 05/12/2023 |
| Timothy Allan Carlson | Elyria | 04/19/2023 |
| Tina Lavette Brooks | Lorain | 05/31/2023 |
| Tomasita Ann Boyle | Sheffield Lake | 05/11/2023 |
| Unique T. Fisher | Elyria | 05/22/2023 |
| University Hospitals Amherst Urgent Care | Amherst | 04/18/2023 |
| Victoria Aileen Bucci | Lorain | 06/21/2023 |
| Victorious Barber Shop & Salon, LLC | Lorain | 05/18/2023 |
| Vincent David Kamms | Lorain | 04/19/2023 |
| Walter A. Frey Company Funeral Directors | Lorain | 04/20/2023 |
| Yalonda Jean Mann-Franklin | Elyria | 04/19/2023 |
| Zachary Scot Gilbert | Elyria | 05/17/2023 |
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