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 week ending January 2
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquelyn Yi | Optometrist | 12/30/2020 | 08/15/2019 |
| American Advisors Group, Sierra Vista, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/23/2016 |
| Ashley Ann Pietro | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/31/2013 |
| Carmen C. Hardgrave | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/06/2010 |
| E. F. Edwards Financial, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/07/2015 |
| Francisco R. Ballesteros | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/12/2006 |
| Geneva Financial, LLC, Sierra Vista, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/07/2014 |
| Guild Mortgage Company, Sierra Vista, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/24/2013 |
| Movement Mortgage, LLC, Sierra Vista, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/17/2018 |
| Nova Financial & Investment Corporation, Sierra Vista, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/18/2010 |
| Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, Sierra Vista, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/22/2019 |
| Sierra Collections and Consulting, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 03/17/2016 |
| Sunstreet Mortgage, LLC, Sierra Vista, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/22/2010 |
| Wayland Baptist University Sierra Vista Campus | Accredited Vocational and Degree | 12/31/2020 | 05/15/1991 |