More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small, with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for small businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A study by Civic Economics found that when $100 is spent at a locally-owned business, that business puts $47 back into the local economy while the total is just $13 for non-local businesses.
Licenses set to expire during December
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen L. Scullion | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 12/08/2020 | 12/09/2016 |
| Daniel G. Wright | Optometrist | 12/13/2020 | 09/22/2008 |
| Kay L. Smarzinski | Optometrist | 12/16/2020 | 12/09/2005 |
| Donald L. Adams | Barber | 12/20/2020 | 06/13/1980 |
| 1st Choice Home Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 08/18/2020 |
| American Advisors Group, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/16/2017 |
| American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/12/2007 |
| Arcus Lending, Inc., Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/29/2020 |
| Bonnie J. Longo | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 05/04/1992 |
| Brittney Hartman | Behavior Analyst | 12/31/2020 | 11/04/2019 |
| Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/28/2014 |
| Cody J. Field | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/17/2014 |
| Colin Alexander Trout | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/19/2002 |
| Deborah L. Bailey | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/19/1992 |
| Emit Torres | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/03/2018 |
| Home Point Financial Corporation, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2019 |
| Home Point Financial Corporation, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/10/2020 |
| Jamie Lynn Jones | Behavior Analyst | 12/31/2020 | 12/20/2019 |
| Kathi Cornett | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/08/2015 |
| Kim-Phung D. Pham | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/08/2007 |
| LG Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/06/2015 |
| Lotus Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 11/09/2017 |
| Melissa Cervantes | Loan Originator | 12/31/2020 | 09/03/2019 |
| Michele L. Etheridge L.AC. | Acupuncturist | 12/31/2020 | 12/05/2011 |
| Parkside Lending, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/29/2013 |
| Peak Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 10/01/1999 |
| Sarah Anne Duarte | Behavior Analyst | 12/31/2020 | 08/05/2014 |
| Sarah I. Guinea | Behavior Analyst | 12/31/2020 | 12/23/2019 |
| Scott A. Hendrickson | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/22/2014 |
| Shelby E. Lentz | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2014 |
| Tyrone D. Bowers | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/13/2012 |