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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angles Caregiver Training School, LLC | Assisted Living Facility Manager Training Program | 12/12/2020 | 12/12/2016 |
| Brian O. Baird | Optometrist | 12/22/2020 | 05/23/2006 |
| American Millenium Company, L.L.C., SURPRISE, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/09/2020 |
| Angela Bell | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/21/2012 |
| BM Real Estate Services, Inc., Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/27/2018 |
| BUYorREFI Financial, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/19/2019 |
| David M. James | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/29/2004 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/26/2018 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/30/2018 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2017 |
| Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/16/2018 |
| Geneva Financial, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/19/2018 |
| Guild Mortgage Company, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/02/2016 |
| Jennifer Encinas | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/2018 |
| Mary Ann Gross | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/10/2008 |
| Royal United Mortgage, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/30/2017 |
| Sarah Franklin | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/2018 |
| Susan Kohl McAlister | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/17/1999 |
| Thomas Libed Jr. | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/18/2007 |