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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natally Ledezma Garcia | Barber | 12/03/2020 | 08/08/2018 |
| Academy Mortgage Corporation, Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/13/2012 |
| David P. Morris | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/14/1998 |
| Envoy Mortgage, Ltd., Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/20/2016 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/15/2020 |
| Infinity Financial Mortgage Corporation, Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/13/2019 |
| Lions Gate Mortgage Corporation | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/01/2016 |
| Maranda Dawn Hoyt | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/04/2019 |
| Melissa D. Sanchez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/04/2019 |
| NFM, Inc., Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/04/2018 |
| Robert John Berniard III | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 05/06/2020 |
| Shauna Morse | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/10/2016 |
| Union Home Mortgage Corporation, Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/06/2017 |