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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam L. Fried | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 11/21/2016 |
| Affinity Home Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 08/03/2007 |
| American Financial Resources, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/27/2013 |
| Amerifirst Financial, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/23/2016 |
| Armentum, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/20/2019 |
| Axel Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 10/01/2001 |
| AZ Mortgage Broker, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/09/2017 |
| Burk-Carpenter, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 11/01/2006 |
| Churchill Mortgage Corporation, PHOENIX, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/23/2014 |
| CMG Mortgage, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/08/2019 |
| EVO Home Loans, LLC, phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/24/2020 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/21/2009 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/24/2017 |
| Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2018 |
| G&M Mortgage Brokerage, Inc., Paradise Valley, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/02/2020 |
| Jennifer Johannsen | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/26/2008 |
| LeaderOne Financial Corporation, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 11/09/2018 |
| Loan CEO, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/09/2016 |
| Michael A. Mendenhall | Certified Residential Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/13/2006 |
| Michael Rene Rivera | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 11/16/2012 |
| Moria Development, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/15/2012 |
| Noel G. Kilgarriff | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 04/15/2002 |
| Orion Mortgage Corporation | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/28/2000 |
| River City Mortgage, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/23/2020 |
| River City Mortgage, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/30/2020 |
| Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/05/2018 |
| Robert E. Grijalva | Certified General Appraiser | 12/31/2020 | 12/06/1991 |
| Suited Connector, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/25/2016 |
| Summit Lending Solutions, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 10/12/2017 |
| TH Mortgage Advisors, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 01/02/2020 |
| Thrive Mortgage, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/22/2014 |
| Tremont Realty Advisors, LLC, Phoenix, AZ Branch | Commercial Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/09/2018 |
| Zia Trust, Inc., Phoenix AZ Branch | Trust Company | 12/31/2020 | 01/12/2016 |