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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross A. Cohen | Barber | 12/04/2020 | 08/07/2014 |
| Francisco L. Chacon | Optometrist | 12/15/2020 | 09/26/2007 |
| Amerifirst Financial, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/26/2014 |
| Barry W. Crabtree | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/02/2001 |
| Capital Market Funds, LLC | Commercial Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/05/2020 |
| Citywide Home Loans, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/01/2010 |
| Colton Robert Carnahan | Loan Originator | 12/31/2020 | 09/07/2018 |
| Commercial Realty Capital Advisors, L.L.C. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/08/2000 |
| Craig Richard Girard | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 05/20/2014 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/18/2019 |
| Joanne Wyss Gallagher | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 10/19/1979 |
| John Frenci | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/13/2012 |
| Landmark Capital Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/17/2019 |
| Monarch Capital Corporation | Commercial Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/24/2012 |
| Opus Funding & Investments, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/10/2013 |
| Paradise Valley Funding Group, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/11/2016 |
| Scottsdale Private Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 10/29/2014 |
| Thomas H. Forner | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 05/20/2014 |
| Titan Mutual Lending, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/31/2017 |
| Titan Mutual Lending, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/01/2019 |