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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen A. Helf | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 12/10/2020 | 12/11/2000 |
| Heather Shirley Morgenstern | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 12/15/2020 | 12/16/2002 |
| Accurate Real Estate, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 05/17/2019 |
| Bay Equity, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/07/2018 |
| Cathryn A. Cooper | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 12/13/1979 |
| Christine M. Solberg | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/13/2001 |
| F. T. Franklin Funding, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/23/2001 |
| Gary J. Sandomire | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/18/1982 |
| Geneva Financial, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/02/2019 |
| Irma Morales Mendoza | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 02/24/1992 |
| James Volkenant | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/13/1992 |
| Katherine Therese Vance | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 12/07/1990 |
| Kenmar Financial Corporation | Commercial Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/19/2011 |
| Kino College | Non-Accredited Vocational | 12/31/2020 | 10/24/2013 |
| loanDepot.com, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/01/2017 |
| Macordia, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 06/23/2015 |
| Melissa M. Hawco | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 11/16/2012 |
| MLD Mortgage, Inc., Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/01/2019 |
| NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/17/2019 |
| NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/17/2019 |
| NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/17/2019 |
| Nova Financial & Investment Corporation, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/20/2007 |
| Priority Lending, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/03/2009 |
| Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/22/2019 |
| Raymond G. Edwards | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/23/1992 |
| Shanea Dawn Ford | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 08/07/2019 |
| Sharon K. Perlich | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/31/1986 |
| Summit Funding, Inc., Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2014 |
| Sunstreet Mortgage, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/01/2014 |
| Sunstreet Mortgage, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/23/2018 |
| Sunstreet Mortgage, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/27/2019 |
| Timothy J. Duffy | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/15/1991 |
| V. I. P. Mortgage, Inc., Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/16/2013 |
| William C. Horne | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 09/10/1976 |