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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstad, Hrabe, Kirkorsky, LLC. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 04/28/2015 |
| Blackstad, Hrabe, Kirkorsky, LLC., Mesa, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 03/03/2016 |
| CalCon Mutual Mortgage, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/08/2013 |
| Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 09/06/2019 |
| Corum Financial Services, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/02/2019 |
| Crown Mortgage of the West, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 05/17/2019 |
| Doris A. Mah | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/07/1979 |
| Fu Jing Funding Limited Liability Company | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 02/21/2007 |
| Gary L. Ulmer | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 07/18/1990 |
| Key City Lending, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 04/05/2017 |
| loanDepot.com, LLC, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/01/2017 |
| Maria D. Quiroz | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/22/2010 |
| Mario F. Rodgers | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/02/2015 |
| Mortgage Processing Group, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 11/20/2017 |
| Nicole Danielle Henson | Behavior Analyst | 12/31/2020 | 06/22/2016 |
| Penny E. Dari | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 12/18/1984 |
| Pima Medical Institute - Mesa Campus | Accredited Vocational and Degree | 12/31/2020 | 11/27/1987 |
| Santander Consumer USA, Inc., Mesa, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 03/01/2016 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/23/2015 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 04/21/2020 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Mesa, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/17/2020 |
| Stephen R. George | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/13/2000 |