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 25
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Chacon | Cremationist | 2021/08/01 | 2020/07/21 |
| Jason Chacon | Intern | 2021/08/01 | 2020/07/21 |
| Assurance IQ, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/07/21 |
| Douglas Andrew Woodard | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/07/22 | 2020/07/22 |
| Khaled Al Kurdi | Barber | 2022/11/06 | 2020/07/22 |
| Synergy One Lending, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/07/22 |
| Justin Boe-Ranzo Orlando | Barber | 2022/10/27 | 2020/07/24 |
| Kimberly Gilmore | Barber | 2022/08/10 | 2020/07/24 |
| Ellana Marie Perez-Jimenez | Barber | 2023/03/25 | 2020/07/24 |
| Maria Dolores Munguia | Barber | 2023/03/17 | 2020/07/24 |
| Juan Carlos Castro Ortiz | Barber | 2022/09/18 | 2020/07/24 |
| Lender Express Mortgage, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/07/24 |
| HLN Group, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/07/24 |