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New & NoteworthyMeta launches free AI assistant aimed at small businessesMeta announced Muse for Small Business on September 29, an AI agent owners can use to analyze sales, manage cash flow and inventory, draft communications and create marketing content. Axios reports it integrates with Shopify, Slack, Asana, Canva and other tools, is free for most uses, and has optional $20 and $100 monthly tiers as usage grows.October 1, 2026 · 1 min read
New & NoteworthyGranado, an 1870 Rio apothecary brand, is coming to 370 King StreetGranado, founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1870, is opening at 370 King Street in a 539.6 square foot space. It will be the brand's third standalone US boutique and its first outside New York.September 30, 2026 · 1 min readNew & NoteworthyNew Lowcountry Impact Fund puts $250,000 into the Harbor Entrepreneur CenterThe Lowcountry Impact Fund launched with an initial $250,000 investment in The Harbor Entrepreneur Center. The fund was created by co-founders Alex Opoulos and Pete Sniderman and is sponsored by Abundance Capital, a nonprofit donor advised fund sponsor. The money is structured as a repayable investment rather than a grant, so it returns to the fund and gets redeployed. The Harbor will use it to expand programming and affordable office space for the more than 130 companies it works with.September 29, 2026 · 1 min readNew & NoteworthyAvondale is getting two restaurants in one roomRestaurateur Howard Greenstone is putting two concepts into 835 Savannah Hwy. in Avondale, the former Ruby Sunshine space.September 4, 2026 · 1 min readNew & NoteworthyGood Things That Happened to Local Businesses in AugustAwards, anniversaries and one barbershop doing something worth copying.September 4, 2026 · 3 min read