Grand Rapids Reporter

One professional license was issued in ZIP Code 49506 in October, unchanged from the previous month, according to Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).

More than 99 percent of Michigan's businesses are considered small, with more than 49 percent of Michigan employees working for small businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

A study by Civic Economics found $100 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.

Rank	Zip	Licenses Issued in October	Licenses Issued in September	% Change
1	48228	6	2	200%
2	48038	2	0	Increase
2	48108	2	0	Increase
2	48126	2	1	100%
2	48127	2	0	Increase
2	48174	2	1	100%
2	48185	2	1	100%
2	48198	2	0	Increase
2	48224	2	0	Increase
2	48238	2	0	Increase
2	48312	2	0	Increase
2	48336	2	0	Increase
2	49315	2	0	Increase
2	49441	2	1	100%
15	48015	1	0	Increase
15	48021	1	0	Increase
15	48034	1	2	-50%
15	48071	1	2	-50%
15	48076	1	1	0%
15	48103	1	1	0%
15	48116	1	2	-50%
15	48138	1	0	Increase
15	48180	1	1	0%
15	48216	1	0	Increase
15	48221	1	1	0%
15	48230	1	0	Increase
15	48234	1	0	Increase
15	48237	1	0	Increase
15	48340	1	0	Increase
15	48375	1	0	Increase
15	48507	1	1	0%
15	48602	1	1	0%
15	48653	1	0	Increase
15	48804	1	0	Increase
15	48864	1	3	-66.7%
15	48906	1	0	Increase
15	49014	1	0	Increase
15	49017	1	1	0%
15	49037	1	1	0%
15	49047	1	0	Increase
15	49087	1	0	Increase
15	49271	1	0	Increase
15	49417	1	0	Increase
15	49423	1	1	0%
15	49442	1	1	0%
15	49444	1	0	Increase
15	49456	1	0	Increase
15	49506	1	1	0%
15	49512	1	1	0%
15	49707	1	0	Increase
15	49735	1	1	0%