More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for a small business, 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 issued during January
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochelle Lorraine Talamantes | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/06 |
| Andrew Michael Goodeill DPM | Podiatry | 2021/08/31 | 2020/01/06 |
| Nicholas Roberts | Athletic Trainer Temporary License | 2020/04/07 | 2020/01/08 |
| Sabina Krasnov | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/08 |
| Angela Ross | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Mitchell Steiman | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/09 |
| James Patrick Newton | Certified Residential Appraiser | 2021/12/31 | 2020/01/10 |
| Taylor Powell | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/10 |
| Elizabeth Adams Good | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/12 | 2020/01/13 |
| Hannah Leigh Vyhmeister | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/12 | 2020/01/13 |
| Nicholas Roberts | Athletic Trainer | 2021/01/13 | 2020/01/14 |
| Sarah Caroline Norbeck | Psychologist | 2021/04/30 | 2020/01/14 |
| Jake Crawford | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/01/14 | 2020/01/14 |
| Keith Richard Goodenough | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/15 |
| Richard D. Fosburg | Property Tax Agent | 2022/01/21 | 2020/01/21 |
| Liya Thurston | Barber | 2022/12/12 | 2020/01/27 |
| Jocelyn Claire Braker | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Kara Lynn May | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| American Financial Network, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/29 |
| Starlight Mortgage, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/29 |
| Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/30 |