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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Felipe Lares | Occupational Therapist | 2022/04/01 | 2020/04/02 |
| Preferred One Home Loans, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/02 |
| Nicole Rebecca Aqua | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/04/03 |
| Kevin Medina Cadena | Barber | 2022/04/12 | 2020/04/08 |
| Christian Ramirez | Barber | 2023/02/25 | 2020/04/08 |
| Aysar A. Barbar | Barber | 2022/09/07 | 2020/04/09 |
| Presto Loan Centers, LLC, Glendale, AZ Branch | Sales Finance Company | 2021/06/30 | 2020/04/14 |
| Michael William Kearney | Nursing Care Institution Administrator | 2022/06/30 | 2020/04/15 |
| Kyla Parker | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/04/17 |
| Axia Financial, LLC, Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/20 |
| Heather Mercer | Cremationist | 2021/08/01 | 2020/04/21 |
| Jamila, L.L.C. | Sales Finance Company | 2021/06/30 | 2020/04/27 |
| J&D Barbershop | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/04/27 |