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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry R. Charles | Barber | 12/29/2020 | 04/29/2010 |
| Ahmad Basiri | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/06/2013 |
| American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2012 |
| Arizona First Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/17/2008 |
| CALCAP Financial, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 02/02/2015 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/30/2018 |
| Diego E. Marquez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/01/2017 |
| Keith D. Reinhardt | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 08/13/2018 |
| Liceth Catalina Saldana | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/06/2017 |
| PracticeMax, Inc., Phoenix AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 10/31/2013 |
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/04/2019 |
| Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/20/2019 |
| Scott Esposito | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/25/1989 |
| Iskender Nissanbayev | Barber | 01/01/2021 | 10/29/2013 |