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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Financing Corporation, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/19/2017 |
| Cheerlending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 08/09/2018 |
| Gabriel L. Lamoureaux | Licensed Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/11/2006 |
| Geneva Financial, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/19/2015 |
| Heather Jean Danblaus | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/29/2017 |
| James W. Gerlach | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/16/2004 |
| loanDepot.com, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/01/2017 |
| loanDepot.com, LLC, Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/02/2017 |
| Moria Development, Inc., Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/10/2014 |
| MortgageOne, Inc., Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/23/2018 |
| MortgageOne, Inc., Gilbert, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/24/2020 |
| Pilot Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/06/2011 |
| Samantha Davis | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/06/2017 |
| Sound Capital, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/28/2015 |
| Tiana Buri | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/06/2017 |