More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for a small business, 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 by Arizona Department of Financial Institutions during Q3
| License Holder | License Type | Issued Date | License Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Andrew Woodard | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2020-07-22 | RTA-1010469 |
| Jonathan Stanton Schneringer | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2020-09-01 | RTA-1011903 |
| Groves Capital, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020-07-09 | MB-BR-1010045 |
| Assurance IQ, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020-07-21 | MB-BR-1010425 |
| Synergy One Lending, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-07-22 | BK-BR-1010435 |
| HLN Group, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020-07-24 | MB-BR-1010538 |
| Lender Express Mortgage, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020-07-24 | MB-BR-1010551 |
| Auto Express, LLC, Mesa AZ Branch | Sales Finance Company | 2020-07-30 | SF-BR-1010729 |
| Surefire Mortgage Group, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020-08-17 | MB-BR-1011210 |
| TouchPay Holdings, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Money Transmitter | 2020-08-18 | MT-BR-1011307 |
| Nation Point Financial Services, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020-08-19 | MB-BR-1011345 |
| Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-08-25 | BK-BR-1011578 |
| True Path Loans, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020-08-28 | MB-BR-1011788 |