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 Q4
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eva-Lavinia Takacs | Optometrist | 10/04/2020 | 01/23/2008 |
| Thomas F. Ginman | Optometrist | 10/25/2020 | 06/19/2009 |
| Jarrod C. Cross | Optometrist | 11/19/2020 | 11/20/2009 |
| George B. Lash | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 11/20/2020 | 11/21/2016 |
| Kami Lynne Blackhurst | Occupational Therapist | 12/13/2020 | 10/16/2006 |
| Alexandre J. Brashear-Eccles | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 12/04/2019 |
| Armando Verdugo | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/14/2014 |
| Axcell Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/12/2018 |
| Brenda K. Ballantyne | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/15/2018 |
| Budget Insurance Associates, Inc. | Premium Finance Company | 12/31/2020 | 01/13/1998 |
| Celina Yvonne Maya | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/03/2018 |
| Chauntae Michelle Young | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/27/2017 |
| Cindy Kay Davidson | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/14/2014 |
| Craig A. Alday | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/07/2005 |
| Erica Garcia | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/06/2018 |
| FIRST NATIONS HOME FINANCE CORPORATION, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/21/2012 |
| GC Services Limited Partnership, Tucson, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 01/02/2014 |
| Jennifer Elizabeth Mayberry | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/01/2020 |
| Lloyd Talbot | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/19/1980 |
| Melissa Ann Lopez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/13/2010 |
| Miranda S. Hicks | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/03/2016 |
| Orlando Pete Marmolejo | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 02/05/2020 |
| Shana Ann Burgos-Destephanis | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 11/13/2019 |