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 Q2
| 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 |
| Taryn Pratt | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/05/01 |
| Tobys Barber Shop | Barber School | 2021/06/30 | 2020/05/05 |
| Linda Court | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/05/11 |
| Fatimata Sy | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/05/15 |
| Able Financial, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/05/15 |
| Rebecca R. Lalley | Athletic Trainer | 2021/05/17 | 2020/05/18 |
| A Wise Choice Desert View Chapel | Funeral Establishment | 2021/08/01 | 2020/05/19 |
| Bunkers Garden Chapel | Funeral Establishment | 2021/08/01 | 2020/05/19 |
| Bunkers University Chapel | Funeral Establishment | 2021/08/01 | 2020/05/19 |
| East Valley Crematory, LLC | Crematory | 2021/08/01 | 2020/05/19 |
| Keep It Cut | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/05/20 |
| Trey Johnnier Grady | Barber | 2022/07/28 | 2020/05/22 |
| Elizabeth Marie Kaul | Occupational Therapist | 2022/09/08 | 2020/05/29 |
| Moira Katherine Ohay | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/01 |
| Tessa Burt | Occupational Therapist | 2020/12/02 | 2020/06/03 |
| Ciara Pratt | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/06/03 |
| Todd C. Hurst | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/06/05 | 2020/06/05 |
| Sarah Elizabeth David | Optometrist | 2022/12/06 | 2020/06/08 |
| Kourtney Brown | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/08 |
| Krystle Nicole Quintero | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/06/10 | 2020/06/10 |
| Leonard Dalton Couch | Barber | 2022/07/20 | 2020/06/12 |
| Jordan Chandler | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/12 |
| Shannon Alexandra Ahearn | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/12 |
| Robert Thorson | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/15 |
| Tupou Manumatavai Tuita | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/15 |
| G & M Neighborhood Barbershop on Main | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/15 |
| Lend Smart Mortgage, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/06/15 |
| Victoria Ann Chajai | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2020/12/15 | 2020/06/16 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/06/17 |
| Katelyn Marie Steinken | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/19 |
| GlamSalon | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/19 |
| Lorena Cardenas Valdez | Barber | 2023/05/11 | 2020/06/24 |
| Lincoln Cowan | Barber | 2023/03/26 | 2020/06/24 |
| Megan Leanne Placencia | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/24 |
| Frankie Adam Salazar | Student Barber | NA | 2020/06/30 |