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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amcap Mortgage, Ltd., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/05/2019 |
| American Financial Lending, Inc. | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/07/2008 |
| Arizona Wholesale Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/01/1998 |
| Brightside Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/25/2018 |
| David M. Lester | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/13/1988 |
| Expert Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 08/21/2019 |
| George MacRodimitris | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/2012 |
| Good Day Financial, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/10/2020 |
| Greg Wade Mortgages, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 02/13/2020 |
| Hector J. Bocanegra Pineiro | Certified General Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/13/2016 |
| K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, L.L.C., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/05/2004 |
| Lori J. Binder L.AC. | Acupuncturist | 12/31/2020 | 12/17/2014 |
| Mica J. Triton L.AC. | Acupuncturist | 12/31/2020 | 12/21/2005 |
| Modern Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/27/2020 |
| Rate Rabbit, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/13/2012 |
| Samantha J. Wolfe | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/24/2006 |
| Sarah A. Sierens | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/12/2017 |
| Sprout Commercial Finance, LLC | Commercial Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 03/02/2018 |
| Symmetry Lending, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/31/2020 |
| Union Home Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 11/23/2018 |
| Union Home Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 11/23/2018 |
| Van Buren Mortgage, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 11/01/2012 |
| Nathan Cad Brooks | Athletic Trainer | 01/01/2021 | 01/08/2008 |