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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Escobedo | Optometrist | 12/14/2020 | 06/22/2018 |
| American Financing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/27/2019 |
| Amerifirst Financial, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/06/2015 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/20/2018 |
| Desert Capitol Services, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/18/2009 |
| Everett Financial, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 11/19/2015 |
| Foothills Mortgage Group, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/21/2008 |
| Nima K. Zakherdi | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/2018 |
| Patricia Leigh Flanary | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/11/2013 |
| Raley & Rice, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 08/22/2018 |
| Robert D. Green | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/05/2014 |
| Robyn R. Pickett | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/07/2016 |
| Union Home Lending, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/22/2019 |