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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph D. Gilbuena | Optometrist | 12/17/2020 | 02/03/2015 |
| Dulce Duran | Barber | 12/22/2020 | 04/07/2004 |
| Alpha Recovery Corporation, Mesa, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 09/08/2016 |
| Arizona Lending Source, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/24/2003 |
| Boomerang Acceptance, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/14/2019 |
| Carpenter Home Loans, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/30/2020 |
| Carrington College - Mesa Campus | Accredited Vocational and Degree | 12/31/2020 | 03/16/1998 |
| Catherine L. Palermo-Peterson | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/07/1989 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/30/2018 |
| Diane M. Rafferty | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/03/2014 |
| Finance of America Reverse, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/31/2012 |
| Finance of America Reverse, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/21/2020 |
| Jill E. Saathoff | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 01/09/1991 |
| John P. Nelson | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 05/02/2007 |
| Lauretta Marie Archuleta | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 08/18/2009 |
| LeaderOne Financial Corporation, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 11/02/2018 |
| Lend Smart Mortgage, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/15/2020 |
| Linda J. Atwood | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 11/19/2012 |
| Michael C. Oase | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/01/1992 |
| Michael E. Roos | Licensed Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2002 |
| Misael Flores Garcia | Loan Originator | 12/31/2020 | 09/24/2019 |
| Provident Funding Associates, L. P. , Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/04/2008 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2018 |
| Stephen John Anthony | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 05/14/1977 |
| Suburban Mortgage, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 11/05/2004 |