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 set to expire during December
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaclyn Elizabeth Rotier | Occupational Therapist | 12/16/2020 | 12/17/2018 |
| All Home Lending, Inc., QUEEN CREEK, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 09/19/2011 |
| Chicago Financial Services, Inc., Queen Creek, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/01/2017 |
| Donna Sharrow | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/16/2008 |
| Driven Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/02/2019 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Queen Creek, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/29/2017 |
| Hal D. Jeffrey | Certified General Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/30/2004 |
| House Loans Mortgage Services Corporation, Queen Creek, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/22/2009 |
| Interstate Mortgage Service, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 08/06/1999 |
| Jacob C. Johnson | Licensed Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2014 |
| Kathy L. Jeffrey | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/30/2004 |
| Leslie S. Dudley | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 07/16/2004 |
| Life Changer Loan Corporation | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/28/2019 |
| loanDepot.com, LLC, Queen Creek, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/03/2020 |
| Moria Development, Inc., Queen Creek, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/10/2013 |
| Mortgage Business, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 10/24/2018 |
| Raul Leyva | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/2018 |
| Reliance Mortgage Company, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/12/2019 |
| Sheridan B. Johnson | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/12/2014 |
| Susan Creek | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/09/2013 |
| Susan K. Yager | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/05/2006 |
| Terry Gene Brown | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/16/2013 |
| Valor Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/18/2019 |