Small Business Saturday started in 2010 to get shoppers out of the big box stores the day after Black Friday to support local retailers instead. The US is home to more than 30 million small businesses (500 employees or fewer), representing 47 percent of private sector employees. Of course, the concept of patronizing local merchants is nothing new. Here in Marrakesh, Morocco, souks (markets) like this one in Jemaa el-Fnaa Square have long been a big part of daily life, as well as major tourist attractions. During the day, musicians, dancers, and even snake charmers entertain shoppers as they search for crafts, clothing, and other goods. At night, the focus shifts to dining, with dozens of stalls offering different specialties and takes on traditional Moroccan food.
A big place to shop small
Today in History
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					Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
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					Salt of the earth
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					A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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					Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
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					All eyes on moths
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					Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
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					Our Lady of the Rocks
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					Into the woods
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					Shark Awareness Day
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					Celebrating National Dentist Day
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					Autumnal equinox
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					Indigo bunting
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					Brown pelican, San Diego, California
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					Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
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					Arbor Day
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					Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
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					Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
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					Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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					Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
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					The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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					A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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					A winter wonderland in Northeast China
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					Dashing through the snow
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					Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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					Paradise, found
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					Watson Lake in Granite Dells, Arizona
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					National Napping Day
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					Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
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					National Garden Week begins today
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					Happy Syttende Mai!
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