More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for a small business, 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 issued during August
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hanegan | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/08/04 | 2020/08/04 |
| Marissa Taylor Carafa | Athletic Trainer Temporary License | 2020/11/02 | 2020/08/04 |
| Marissa Taylor Carafa | Athletic Trainer | 2021/08/03 | 2020/08/04 |
| iMove Health | Business Entity Registration | 2021/08/31 | 2020/08/05 |
| Emmanuel Morales | Barber | 2023/03/31 | 2020/08/07 |
| Felicia Maize | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/08/10 |
| Dana Lynn Rodenbostel | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/11 |
| Sara Rose Eppley | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/11 |
| Alliant Capital Management, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 2020/12/31 | 2020/08/11 |
| Morgan Leichtenberger | Athletic Trainer Temporary License | 2020/11/10 | 2020/08/12 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/08/13 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/08/13 |
| Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C., Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/08/14 |
| Morgan Leichtenberger | Athletic Trainer | 2021/08/16 | 2020/08/17 |
| Eric James Johnson | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/17 |
| Sarah Sprague Gomez | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/18 |
| TouchPay Holdings, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Money Transmitter | 2020/11/01 | 2020/08/18 |
| 1st Choice Home Lending, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/08/18 |
| Tara Lynn Lockhart | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/19 |
| Woyengipriye N. Tonia Akinyoyenu | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/08/21 |