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 April
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Carlos Santana | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/01 |
| Christine Gay Lagasse | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/04/01 |
| Expfunding, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/01 |
| Knock Lending, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/02 |
| Tyler Wade Bake | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/04/04 |
| Adam Fishel Frose | Psychologist | 2021/07/31 | 2020/04/06 |
| Amber Barinka | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2020/08/31 | 2020/04/06 |
| Mali Cao | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2020/08/31 | 2020/04/06 |
| Luke Karl Benson | Barber | 2023/04/02 | 2020/04/08 |
| Alexander Nguyen | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/04/08 |
| Ronald Jean-Baptiste | Nursing Care Institution Administrator - Temporary | 2020/06/16 | 2020/04/09 |
| Best Arizona Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/14 |
| James D. Robinson Jr. | Cremationist | 2021/08/01 | 2020/04/21 |
| Deak William Baker | Intern | 2021/08/01 | 2020/04/21 |
| Deak William Baker | Cremationist | 2021/08/01 | 2020/04/21 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/21 |
| Knock Lending, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/22 |
| Carpenter Home Loans, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/30 |