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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Receivables Management, Inc., Gilbert, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 02/09/2017 |
| American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/31/2018 |
| Amerifirst Financial, Inc., Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/03/2012 |
| Bradley H. White | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 11/12/2003 |
| Brick Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/07/2019 |
| Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/05/2012 |
| Center Street Lending Corporation, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/31/2015 |
| Citygate Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/14/2018 |
| David H. Weinstein | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/13/1987 |
| DKL Professional Services, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/04/2013 |
| E Mortgage Management, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/05/2017 |
| Edward Lyle Osborn II | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 12/13/2013 |
| First Commerce Financial, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/24/2019 |
| Gratz, Jason Dieter, Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/24/2019 |
| Homestead Mortgage Group, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/15/2008 |
| Jared M. Branch | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/13/2008 |
| Lender Express Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/10/2020 |
| loanDepot.com, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/01/2017 |
| Lyle Paul Southard | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/03/2018 |
| Meriwest Mortgage Company, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/12/2002 |
| Movement Home Loans, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/15/2020 |
| Natalie M. Kathrine Tucker Ed. | Behavior Analyst | 12/31/2020 | 11/04/2019 |
| Park Grove Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/21/2017 |
| Preferred Billing Services, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 01/09/2014 |
| Prestige Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 09/12/2003 |
| Price Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/02/2016 |
| Stewardship Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 08/16/2007 |
| Union Home Mortgage Corporation, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/25/2016 |
| Union Home Mortgage Corporation, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/25/2016 |