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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trisha Jeanine Noe-Camping | Dispensing Optician | 2020/12/31 | 2020/08/05 |
| Sergio Alberto Ramos | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/05 |
| Jacqueline Eadi | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/07 |
| Jacob Brauning | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/10 |
| Kaylee Caudill | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/12 |
| Erick Lee Allen | Registered Trainee Appraiser | 2023/08/13 | 2020/08/13 |
| GreenPath, Inc., Tempe, AZ Branch | Debt Management Company | 2021/06/15 | 2020/08/13 |
| Andrea Chavez | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/14 |
| Khadijah Letrell Lane | Occupational Therapist | 2022/08/16 | 2020/08/17 |
| Latoya Prioleau | Occupational Therapist | 2022/08/16 | 2020/08/17 |
| Naomi Melendez | Occupational Therapist | 2022/08/16 | 2020/08/17 |
| Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Collection Agency | 2020/12/31 | 2020/08/17 |
| Kate Della-Sandra Merrick | Cremationist | 2021/08/01 | 2020/08/18 |
| Kate Della-Sandra Merrick | Intern | 2021/08/01 | 2020/08/18 |
| Isabella Yanine | Physical Therapist | 2022/08/31 | 2020/08/24 |
| EVO Home Loans, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020/12/31 | 2020/08/24 |
| Haeli J. Miceli | Assisted Living Facility Manager | 2021/06/30 | 2020/08/26 |
| Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, Tempe, AZ Branch | Escrow Agent | 2021/09/30 | 2020/08/26 |
| Paloma Anderson | Student Barber | NA | 2020/08/27 |
| Vs Barbershop | Barber Shop | 2021/06/30 | 2020/08/27 |