More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for a small business, 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 issued by Arizona Department of Financial Institutions during Q4
| License Holder | License Type | Issued Date | License Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Doyle | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2020-10-21 | RTA-1013817 |
| Lauren Ford Sahnas | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2020-11-06 | RTA-1014435 |
| Ryan Thomas Donovan | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2020-12-01 | RTA-1015300 |
| Denis Junc | Licensed Residential Appraiser | 2020-12-10 | LRA-1015715 |
| Gayle J. Castle | Certified Residential Appraiser | 2020-12-28 | CRA-1016372 |
| Xiangzhen He | Property Tax Agent | 2020-12-30 | PTA-1016551 |
| TouchPay Holdings, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Money Transmitter | 2020-10-09 | MT-BR-1013411 |
| CountryFirst Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Banker | 2020-10-14 | BK-1013518 |
| Victorian Finance, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-10-14 | BK-BR-1013529 |
| Open Mortgage, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-10-15 | BK-BR-1013575 |
| Rush Auto Recyclers, Inc. | Sales Finance Company | 2020-10-15 | SF-1013593 |
| Rush Auto Recyclers, Inc. | Sales Finance Company | 2020-10-15 | SF-1013593 |
| Moria Development, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-11-03 | BK-BR-1014217 |
| Gunther Perdomo Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020-11-18 | MB-1014854 |
| United American Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020-12-04 | MB-BR-1015407 |
| Filo Mortgage, L.L.C., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-12-14 | BK-BR-1015784 |
| L&S Automotive, LLC | Sales Finance Company | 2020-12-17 | SF-1016030 |
| Celebrity Home Loans, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-12-21 | BK-BR-1016120 |
| Celebrity Home Loans, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-12-21 | BK-BR-1016124 |
| Baseline Thrift & Bargains, LLC | Sales Finance Company | 2020-12-28 | SF-1016410 |
| Horizon Credit Acceptance, LLC | Sales Finance Company | 2020-12-29 | SF-1016483 |