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 December
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Davis | Occupational Therapist | 12/02/2020 | 06/03/2020 |
| 1st Rate Home Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/09/2017 |
| Bay Equity, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/21/2014 |
| Christina R. McShane | Psychologist | 12/31/2020 | 02/08/2018 |
| David Torres | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/18/2013 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/21/2009 |
| Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/19/2009 |
| Gina M. Vitagliano | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/27/1989 |
| Jacob Anthony Candelaria | Loan Originator | 12/31/2020 | 12/18/2017 |
| Joseph James Kevlin | Loan Originator | 12/31/2020 | 04/29/2016 |
| K Management Services, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 03/11/2015 |
| Mark D. Rawlings | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/03/2014 |
| Mary E. Fiedorczyk | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/03/2014 |
| Movement Mortgage, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/23/2016 |
| Paul E. Sargent | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/18/1993 |
| Travis Bertrand Bell Jr. | Behavior Analyst | 12/31/2020 | 01/06/2020 |
| Trisha Jeanine Noe-Camping | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 08/05/2020 |