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 February 1
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Colleen Stapleford | Athletic Trainer Temporary License | 2020/04/26 | 2020/01/27 |
| Donna Louise Harlacher | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Emily Amy Anderson | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Kaitlin Alexandra Artt | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Kristin L. Brooke | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Stephanie Lauren Younce | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Natalie Kaye Jones | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/28 |
| Cassie Joyce Durfee | Occupational Therapist | 2022/01/27 | 2020/01/28 |
| Hannah Colleen Stapleford | Athletic Trainer | 2021/01/28 | 2020/01/29 |
| Justin Rackow | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2022/08/31 | 2020/01/29 |
| Ark Financial, LLC | Sales Finance Company | 2021/06/30 | 2020/01/31 |
| Wendy Lynn Widger Duncan | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/02/01 |