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 January 18
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aram Gregory Simsar | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/12 | 2020/01/13 |
| Beth Margaret Lavin | Psychologist | 2021/07/31 | 2020/01/13 |
| Rianna A. Deyoung | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/13 |
| Mirandas Auto, LLC | Sales Finance Company | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/13 |
| Shae Turner | Athletic Trainer | 2021/01/13 | 2020/01/14 |
| Emily Piper Orn | Behavior Analyst | 2021/03/31 | 2020/01/15 |
| Ruchi Jayesh Patel | Psychologist | 2020/11/30 | 2020/01/15 |
| Oliver J. Aaron | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/15 |
| Geneva Financial, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/15 |
| Allan Robert Smith | Behavior Analyst | 2021/03/31 | 2020/01/16 |
| All Western Mortgage, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | NA | 2020/01/16 |
| Becky Jaye Parker | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/01/17 | 2020/01/17 |
| Margot Arellano-Watkins | Acupuncturist | 2021/01/31 | 2020/01/18 |