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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin J. Hale | Optometrist | 12/14/2020 | 06/28/2017 |
| All West Capital, L.L.C. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/05/2005 |
| Charles Fielder | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/12/2007 |
| CMG Mortgage, Inc., Avondale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/27/2019 |
| Ernest Primera Jr. | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/01/2017 |
| Guild Mortgage Company, Avondale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/29/2017 |
| Julio Saul Hernandez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 08/05/2020 |
| Kandi E. Fryer | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/04/2011 |
| Linda Ann Morgan | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/05/2013 |
| Rally Home Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 11/06/2018 |
| Shirley J. Plunk | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/19/2002 |
| Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc., Avondale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/09/2020 |
| Suzanne M. McDonald | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/03/2009 |
| Sylvia M. Flores | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/14/1994 |
| Veritas Funding, LLC, Avondale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/23/2019 |