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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cole Mecham | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/04/06 |
| Olivia Rose Kee | Barber | 2022/09/22 | 2020/04/08 |
| Meghan R. Sharp | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2020/08/31 | 2020/04/08 |
| Michele Lynn Stokka | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/04/08 |
| Jessica Lynn Bailey | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/04/08 | 2020/04/09 |
| Liana Marie Merrick | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/04/10 |
| Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/10 |
| Lender Express Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/10 |
| Benny Vidal | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/04/15 |
| Movement Home Loans, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/15 |
| Roger Bertram Beecroft | Loan Originator | 2020/12/31 | 2020/04/27 |
| Stephanie Marie Bocook | Athletic Trainer | 2020/11/04 | 2020/05/05 |
| Homewise Financial Corporation, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/05/08 |
| Heather Ashlee Ramsden | Behavior Analyst | 2021/08/31 | 2020/05/13 |
| Allison Carter Dillon | Behavior Analyst | 2022/01/31 | 2020/05/13 |
| EVO Home Loans, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/05/14 |
| Sarah Ann Pfohl | Cremationist | 2021/08/01 | 2020/05/19 |
| Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc., Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/05/21 |
| Lendcos, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/05/22 |
| Lisa Marie Craze | Physical Therapist | 2020/08/31 | 2020/05/25 |
| Reid Tiffany Lefler | Occupational Therapist Limited License | 2020/09/28 | 2020/05/29 |
| Kaylea Davis | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/05/29 |
| Scott Rosemond Bloomer | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/06/03 |
| Kims Kuts, LLC | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/05 |
| Edgar Hernandez | Barber | 2023/05/16 | 2020/06/08 |
| Made Manager Barbershop, LLC | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/09 |
| Megan Leigh Moffitt | Occupational Therapist | 2022/06/09 | 2020/06/10 |
| Joshua Steven Kennedy | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/12 |
| Rachel Buratti | Athletic Trainer | 2020/12/15 | 2020/06/16 |
| Aspen Leigh Grant | Behavior Analyst | 2021/11/30 | 2020/06/19 |
| Sylvia Wahu Aluoch | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/19 |
| Erika Jade Townsend | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/06/23 |
| Jenny La | Optometrist | 2022/07/27 | 2020/06/24 |
| Stephanie Ann Pilcher | Optometrist | 2022/08/23 | 2020/06/26 |