Giving Credit Where It's Due: Bradenton's Small Businesses

Whether's it's a hot cup of coffee before hitting the road for your morning commute, a fantastic massage or a dry cleaner who always manages to resurrect your favorite suit, there are products and services in almost everyone's routine that make life in Bradenton a little better.

To honor Small Business Saturday (Nov. 26), Patch is asking you to post the products, businesses and practitioners in Bradenton, you couldn't live without.

Is it the chocolate peanut butters Cheesecake at ? A great Cuban Sandwich at ? A great workout at ? A Gyro at the ?

Tell us in the comments which independently owned business is a must for shoppers this Saturday and why. Your shout-out could help a sector of our economy that has created 65 percent of the net new jobs over the last 17 years.

The possibilities are endless. Post your 'thank you' messages to Bradenton store owners and practitioners in the comments. They deserve it!