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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/02 |
| Mission Barbers | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/08 |
| NMSI, Inc., Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/10 |
| Castle Rock Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/10 |
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/10 |
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/10 |
| Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/10 |
| Paige Lorelei Heinrich | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/12 | 2020/01/13 |
| Jonathan Aaron Ruchlin | Behavior Analyst | 2021/04/30 | 2020/01/15 |
| Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/15 |
| Marc Allen Smith II | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/01/23 | 2020/01/23 |
| Rima N. Mehta | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Kristen Leigh Bjornstad | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/29 |
| loanDepot.com, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/31 |
| United American Mortgage Corporation, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/02/03 |
| Ivan J. Montano | Barber | 2022/08/04 | 2020/02/05 |
| Colton Farmer | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/02/06 | 2020/02/06 |
| Larry Smith | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/02/14 |
| Athletico, Ltd. | Business Entity Registration | 2021/08/31 | 2020/02/17 |
| Burton F. Byars | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/02/18 | 2020/02/18 |
| Kenneth Patterson Malloy | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/02/18 |
| Thelma Tagdulang McCluskey | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/02/18 |
| Eric Moore | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/02/19 |
| Misty Williams Garza | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/02/19 | 2020/02/20 |
| John Njoroge Ngugi | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/02/20 |
| Megan Steele | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/02/25 |
| Matthew Dewayne Hamilton | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/02/25 |
| Gabriela Rothleutner | Behavior Analyst | 2021/05/31 | 2020/02/28 |
| DAS Acquisition Company, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/03/03 |
| 20/20 Image Eye Centers - Chandler | Optical Establishment | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/04 |
| 20/20 Image Eye Center – Glendale | Optical Establishment | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/04 |
| Sara Cook | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/03/04 | 2020/03/05 |
| Champions Barbershop | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/05 |
| Justice College | Non-Accredited Degree | 2021/03/31 | 2020/03/07 |
| Home Point Financial Corporation, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/03/10 |
| Kimberly Sara Wolf-King | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/03/11 |
| Guaranteed Rate, Inc., Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/03/11 |
| Brian B. Fleming | Licensed Residential Appraiser | 2022/02/28 | 2020/03/17 |
| Melissa Daniele Cecil | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/17 |
| Ocotillo Home Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/03/17 |
| Van Eaton Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/03/19 |
| Cortney Stys | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/03/20 |
| Anna G. Maria Gonzales | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/23 |
| Sheila Eyestone | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/03/24 |
| Teresa Victoria Urias | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/03/23 | 2020/03/24 |
| U. S. Payments, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Money Transmitter | 2020/11/01 | 2020/03/24 |
| Millennial Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/03/31 |