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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Coast Lending, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 09/02/2015 |
| Amiri Financial, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/28/2000 |
| Best Arizona Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/14/2020 |
| Brian D. Gross | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/17/1998 |
| Citywide Home Loans, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 12/07/2017 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/26/2018 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/31/2018 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/09/2018 |
| Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/08/2017 |
| Insight Mortgage Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 08/03/2004 |
| iServe Residential Lending, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/24/2018 |
| KDA Home Financial, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 09/03/2014 |
| KRF Financial, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/01/2004 |
| LeBaron & Carroll Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 11/08/2007 |
| Marco Antonio Rubio | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 08/01/2018 |
| Margaret M. Peters | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/04/2008 |
| Mesa Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/29/1999 |
| Rose M. Goepfert | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/07/1990 |
| Sun American Mortgage Company | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/01/1987 |
| United Mortgage Financial Group, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/14/2004 |
| Versara Capital, LLC | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/27/2017 |
| Kellie H. Bliven | Athletic Trainer | 01/01/2021 | 10/07/2008 |