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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account Recovery Services, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 02/01/2007 |
| Axia Financial, LLC, Goodyear, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/24/2017 |
| Bay Equity, LLC, Goodyear, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/04/2014 |
| Caliber Home Loans, Inc., Goodyear, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/17/2014 |
| Connie J. Dreiling | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/10/2010 |
| CrossCountry Mortgage, Inc., Goodyear, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/23/2017 |
| Cynthia M. Johnson | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/31/2004 |
| Danielle Hollingshead | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 08/13/2013 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Goodyear, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/30/2018 |
| Everett Financial, Inc., Goodyear, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/14/2019 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Goodyear, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2017 |
| Gloria Martinez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 12/11/1980 |
| Guaranteed Rate, Inc., Goodyear, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/04/2018 |
| Jennifer Kaye Paweleck-Bellingrodt | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 12/17/2003 |
| Kathleen M. Flynn | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/22/2001 |
| Melanie E. Maytes | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/13/2012 |
| Natalie Gonzalez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 11/09/2017 |
| Nichole Center | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/09/2015 |
| Peter N. Andrews | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/08/2004 |
| William F. Ross | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 08/02/2017 |