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 issued during Q1
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Aldi | Physical Therapist | 2020/08/31 | 2020/01/10 |
| Hector Ivan Hernandez | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/13 | 2020/01/14 |
| International City Mortgage, Inc., Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/30 |
| Sabine Alix | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/02/03 |
| Cristobal Olivas | Barber | 2022/11/16 | 2020/02/05 |
| Joasiel Hernandez | Barber | 2022/02/28 | 2020/02/05 |
| Carlos Armando Velez | Barber | 2022/03/18 | 2020/02/05 |
| Irvin Sánchez | Student Barber | NA | 2020/02/06 |
| Heather Marie McAfee | Physical Therapist | 2020/08/31 | 2020/02/13 |
| Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc., Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/02/13 |
| PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/02/13 |
| Robert Lyle Gifford | Student Barber | NA | 2020/02/14 |
| Antonio Coronel Carino | Embalmer | 2021/08/01 | 2020/02/18 |
| Antonio Coronel Carino | Funeral Director | 2021/08/01 | 2020/02/18 |
| Antonio Coronel Carino | Cremationist | 2021/08/01 | 2020/02/18 |
| Sarah Parker Meerholz | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/02/21 |
| Bianca Claudette Moya | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/03/04 |
| Alejandro Preciado | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/03/19 |
| U. S. Payments, LLC, Yuma, AZ Branch | Money Transmitter | 2020/11/01 | 2020/03/23 |
| U. S. Payments, LLC, Yuma, AZ Branch | Money Transmitter | 2020/11/01 | 2020/03/24 |