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 15
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenna Haggerty | Physical Therapist | 2020/08/31 | 2020/02/10 |
| Sylvia Wahu Aluoch | Assisted Living Facility Manager - Temporary | 2020/07/09 | 2020/02/10 |
| First Veterans Capital, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/02/10 |
| Neighborhood Loans, Inc., Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/02/11 |
| American Advisors Group, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/02/11 |
| Bruce Lamonte Sykes | Barber | 2022/08/17 | 2020/02/12 |
| Karen Krieger | Physical Therapist Assistant | 2020/08/31 | 2020/02/13 |
| Cassandra Price Laughrey | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/02/13 |