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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ellen McHugh | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/03 |
| Great Clips 9522 | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/06 |
| Thomas Terry Hammers | Athletic Trainer Temporary License | 2020/04/07 | 2020/01/08 |
| Courtney Paige McHenry | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/08 |
| Cody Earl Lloyd | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/08 |
| Tijera Dorada Salon & Barber Shop | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/08 |
| Charlotte Marie Meloro | Barber | 2022/02/08 | 2020/01/09 |
| Cassandra Roberts Whetten | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/12 | 2020/01/13 |
| Thomas Terry Hammers | Athletic Trainer | 2021/01/13 | 2020/01/14 |
| Merlin James Miller | Athletic Trainer | 2021/01/13 | 2020/01/14 |
| Alexandra Lilly Prueter | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/15 |
| Aslan Home Lending Corporation, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/15 |
| NEXA Mortgage, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | NA | 2020/01/16 |
| Finance of America Reverse, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/21 |
| Hannah Colleen Stapleford | Athletic Trainer Temporary License | 2020/04/26 | 2020/01/27 |
| Donna Louise Harlacher | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Emily Amy Anderson | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Kaitlin Alexandra Artt | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Kristin L. Brooke | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Stephanie Lauren Younce | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Natalie Kaye Jones | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/28 |
| Cassie Joyce Durfee | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Hannah Colleen Stapleford | Athletic Trainer | 2021/01/28 | 2020/01/29 |
| Justin Rackow | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/29 |
| Ark Financial, LLC | Sales Finance Company | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/31 |
| Wendy Lynn Widger Duncan | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/02/01 |
| John-Paul Charles Sidor | Barber | 2022/04/17 | 2020/02/05 |
| Jorge Luis Robles David | Barber | 2022/12/27 | 2020/02/05 |
| Juan Carlos Venegas | Barber | 2022/06/22 | 2020/02/05 |
| Isaac Manuel Martinez | Barber | 2022/10/27 | 2020/02/05 |
| Antonio Flores | Barber | 2022/10/30 | 2020/02/05 |
| Silvia Acosta | Barber | 2022/09/29 | 2020/02/05 |
| Dylan Brett McGee | Barber | 2022/02/13 | 2020/02/05 |
| Samantha Zavala | Barber | 2022/11/26 | 2020/02/05 |
| Raven Marie Olena | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/02/05 |
| Brian Paul Orrell | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/02/07 |
| Daniel Jason Glassman | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/02/09 | 2020/02/10 |
| Stacy Zimmerman | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/02/14 |
| Eric Samuel Harris | Behavior Analyst | 2021/03/31 | 2020/02/20 |
| Synergy One Lending, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/02/25 |
| Gary Neale Mc Ewen II | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/02/28 |
| Tara L. Shields | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/03/04 | 2020/03/05 |
| Quicker Loans, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/03/17 |
| Michelle Aparicio | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/03/19 | 2020/03/20 |
| Kayleigh Marie Murphy | Occupational Therapist | 2022/03/19 | 2020/03/20 |
| Gina Lynn Reyes | Psychologist | 2020/11/30 | 2020/03/20 |
| Pauline Borkowski | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/25 |
| AAA Auto Title Loans, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Sales Finance Company | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/25 |
| Reannon Horton | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/03/26 |
| Jennifer Christine Santoemma | Behavior Analyst | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/27 |