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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Millenium Company, L.L.C., SURPRISE, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/09/2020 |
| American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/13/2019 |
| Aniko Allan-Otto | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 12/04/2019 |
| B&C Processing, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/21/2008 |
| BM Real Estate Services, Inc., Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/27/2018 |
| BUYorREFI Financial, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/19/2019 |
| Daisy Mae Eklund | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/19/2005 |
| David M. James | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/29/2004 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/26/2018 |
| Define Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/30/2018 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2017 |
| Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/16/2018 |
| Geneva Financial, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/19/2018 |
| Guild Mortgage Company, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/02/2016 |
| Jacqueline Divito | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/21/2008 |
| Keana McKenzie Wachenschwanz Eberline | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/28/2013 |
| Laura R. Youngs | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/14/2010 |
| Lisa C. Diggs | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/26/2008 |
| Lisa Diane Pettibone | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/12/2003 |
| Mary Ann Gross | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/10/2008 |
| Nadine Gabriele Borwege | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/04/2019 |
| Rachel Dawn Hall | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/16/2004 |
| Radiant Financial Group, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 07/03/2006 |
| Royal United Mortgage, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/30/2017 |
| Sarah Franklin | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/2018 |
| Shebang Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 03/26/2019 |
| Tania L. Ackley | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/2018 |
| Union Home Mortgage Corporation, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/27/2019 |
| Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Surprise, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/22/2009 |