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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude Financial Corporation | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/25/2020 |
| Copperpoint Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/13/1995 |
| Denise A. Brasington | Licensed Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/11/2006 |
| Global Equity Finance, Inc., Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/12/2016 |
| Goldman Walker, LLC | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 08/08/2003 |
| Guild Mortgage Company, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/15/2018 |
| Horizon Financial Center, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 12/12/2002 |
| International Collections Systems, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 02/09/2017 |
| Marina Leeanne Baker-Phillips | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/07/2018 |
| Norman L. Arcus | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/17/1986 |
| Peter L.S. Shibuya | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 01/21/2004 |
| Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/22/2019 |
| Residential Bancorp, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/18/2018 |
| Shinai Lilly L.AC. | Acupuncturist | 12/31/2020 | 12/20/2000 |
| Summit Funding, Inc., Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/15/2014 |
| V. I. P. Mortgage, Inc., Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/19/2014 |
| Village Capital & Investment, LLC, Tucson, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/07/2020 |