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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Ferreira | Barber | 12/04/2020 | 10/02/2018 |
| Veronica Castro | Barber | 12/17/2020 | 12/05/2003 |
| Donna Lynn Brazier | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/04/2019 |
| Hsiao Hsien Chu L.AC. | Acupuncturist | 12/31/2020 | 12/18/2006 |
| Investment Builders Financial, LLC, Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/13/2011 |
| Kenneth Robert Grossman | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/30/2020 |
| Lindzy Nishelle Mitchell | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 05/20/2014 |
| Noel P. Newlon | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 11/06/2006 |
| Preferred One Home Loans, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/10/2019 |
| Preferred One Home Loans, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/02/2020 |
| Roger L. Fenneman L.AC. | Acupuncturist | 12/31/2020 | 12/18/2006 |
| RSI Enterprises, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 04/26/1994 |