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 week ending July 4
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Chupp | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/29 |
| Celebrity Home Loans, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/06/29 |
| Cheryl Lynn Jones | Psychologist | 2022/05/31 | 2020/06/30 |
| Aquilina Rivera | Student Barber | NA | 2020/06/30 |
| Gloria Raquel Cañizares | Student Barber | NA | 2020/06/30 |
| Esther Ariana Escalante | Student Barber | NA | 2020/06/30 |
| Johnathan Sanchez | Student Barber | NA | 2020/06/30 |
| Bethel Kebede | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/06/30 |
| Jaime Rubio | Barber | 2022/07/18 | 2020/07/01 |
| Ruben Shane Dodd | Barber | 2022/11/23 | 2020/07/01 |
| Abraham Sanchez | Barber | 2022/08/28 | 2020/07/01 |
| Kate Jessen | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/07/01 |
| Amador Ortega Jr. | Nursing Care Institution Administrator | 2022/06/30 | 2020/07/01 |
| Ryan Zubiate | Barber | 2022/09/17 | 2020/07/02 |