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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lavinia Londonson | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/05/04 |
| Robert John Berniard III | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/05/06 |
| Wyatt James Caldwell | Nursing Care Institution Administrator | 2022/06/30 | 2020/05/08 |
| Hair Creations | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/05/12 |
| Mason Oxendale | Cremationist | 2021/08/01 | 2020/05/19 |
| Best Homes Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/05/22 |
| Data Mortgage, Inc., Glendale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/05/27 |
| Raul Estuardo Guerra | Occupational Therapist | 2022/06/23 | 2020/05/29 |
| Matthew Louie Sahhar | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/01 |
| Top Shelf Hair Studio | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/01 |
| Kyle Turcott | Occupational Therapist | 2020/12/02 | 2020/06/03 |
| Joshua Skadeland | Physical Therapist | 2020/08/31 | 2020/06/05 |
| Kia Rachiel Nyiro | Barber | 2022/06/08 | 2020/06/08 |
| Angelo Laurencio Samaniego | Barber | 2022/06/19 | 2020/06/10 |
| Priyanka Begur DPM | Podiatry | 2021/08/31 | 2020/06/11 |
| Artem Khaimov | Barber | 2023/04/01 | 2020/06/12 |
| Douglas Anthony Delatorre | Barber | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/12 |
| Mercy Pyne | Assisted Living Facility Manager - Temporary | 2020/11/12 | 2020/06/15 |
| Molly Gordon | Athletic Trainer | 2021/06/15 | 2020/06/16 |
| Sydni Kaye Davis Farhat | Optometrist | 2022/03/16 | 2020/06/16 |
| Cindy Hum | Optometrist | 2022/03/16 | 2020/06/17 |
| Samanta Vazquez | Student Barber | NA | 2020/06/18 |
| Martin Yosefi | Barber | 2022/07/10 | 2020/06/18 |
| Samuel A. Wolde | Psychologist | 2022/01/31 | 2020/06/22 |
| Kevin Collins | Barber | 2022/07/01 | 2020/06/24 |
| Saif Quidsi | Barber | 2023/06/07 | 2020/06/24 |
| Hector R. Gutierrez | Barber | 2022/12/13 | 2020/06/24 |
| Robert J. Hill | Licensed Residential Appraiser | 2022/05/31 | 2020/06/25 |
| BigDog’s Barbershop | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/26 |