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 11
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Michelle Shaw | Behavior Analyst | 2021/01/31 | 2020/01/06 |
| Kristy Lynn Scalf | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/01/08 |
| Jesus Banuelos | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Deanthony Harris | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Thamer H. Mohammed | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Marfn Zafeen | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Aysar A. Barbar | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Christian Ramirez | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Christopher Navarro | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Hector R. Gutierrez | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Saif Quidsi | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/09 |
| Mohammed Fadil | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/11 |
| Guadalupe Bonfil | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/11 |
| Richard Garza | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/11 |
| Cristian Pacheco | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/11 |
| Jose Hiram Godinez | Student Barber | NA | 2020/01/11 |