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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Processing, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 11/06/2017 |
| Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C., Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 02/28/2020 |
| Bartending Academy | Non-Accredited Vocational | 12/31/2020 | 05/30/2001 |
| Brookline College Tempe Campus | Accredited Vocational and Degree | 12/31/2020 | 11/01/1979 |
| CMG Mortgage, Inc., Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/10/2018 |
| CMG Mortgage, Inc., Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/06/2019 |
| Coastal Lending Group, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 03/28/2018 |
| Construction Collection Specialists, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 03/29/2016 |
| CPI Financial Group, Inc. | Commercial Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/13/2011 |
| Donna L. Frye | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/23/1997 |
| Dwayne J. Gross | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/18/2003 |
| EMS University, LLC | Non-Accredited Vocational | 12/31/2020 | 11/05/2018 |
| Everett Financial, Inc., Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/11/2017 |
| Freedom Financial Asset Management, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 08/30/2018 |
| Freedom Financial Asset Management, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 10/22/2018 |
| Fresh Start Funding, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 05/07/2020 |
| Homestead Funding Corporation, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/16/2019 |
| Homestead Funding Corporation, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/16/2019 |
| Homi J. Kaikobad L.AC. | Acupuncturist | 12/31/2020 | 12/20/2001 |
| Loan Simple, Inc., Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/04/2018 |
| Lorraine L. Gillespie | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 02/17/1998 |
| Movement Mortgage, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/22/2018 |
| Nationwide Credit, Inc., Tempe, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 10/13/2017 |
| On Q Financial, Inc. | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/06/2005 |
| Pinnacle Processing, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 11/28/2005 |
| Sessions College for Professional Design | Accredited Vocational and Degree | 12/31/2020 | 10/22/2009 |
| Shannon D. Clinton | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/27/2002 |
| Sterling Financial Mortgage & Investment, Inc. | Commercial Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/22/2014 |
| Strong Home Mortgage, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/28/2018 |
| Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/22/2009 |