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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Alvarez | Barber | 12/21/2020 | 08/09/2018 |
| Axia Financial, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/27/2018 |
| Cherry Creek Mortgage Company, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/23/2009 |
| Clarinda Yvette Wine | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/02/2019 |
| Douglas K. Millett | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/04/1992 |
| Echo Home Loans, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 10/16/2019 |
| Emma Belle Hinkle | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 12/04/2019 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/18/2017 |
| Global Asset Agency, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 10/12/2018 |
| Hard Money Loan Service, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/20/2010 |
| Imix Mortgage Company, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/25/2016 |
| Joseph Lee Prosperie | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/03/2019 |
| Lender Express Mortgage, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/24/2020 |
| Linette F. Brown | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/10/1988 |
| Michael H. Clement | Certified General Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/27/1991 |
| Moria Development, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/22/2016 |
| PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/14/2018 |
| Rabo AgriFinance, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/21/2014 |
| Secured Mortgage Processing, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 09/05/2018 |
| Starwest Mortgage Corporation | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/09/2003 |
| Steven Llyod Group, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 07/14/2016 |
| Wallick & Volk, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/12/2012 |
| Windsor Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/07/2015 |