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The Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce will introduce the GMCC Xchange, a free monthly after-businesshours educational forum, on Sept. 24 from 5:30-7 p.m. at 57 Schanck Road, Freehold Township. Kathy LoBue of Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors will present “Is Your Financial House in Order?” and Edith Legg of Investors Bank will discuss “How to Prepare A Loan Package and How the Bank Makes Its Loan Decisions.” The Xchange’s objective is to provide attendees with timely and relevant information related to building and growing their business, an opportunity to share marketing and sales ideas with their peers, and a venue to network with other members of the business community. For more information or to register, call 732-462-3030.

“What a Tablet Can Do for Your Business,” a seminar for small business owners and executives, will be held from 8:30-10 a.m. Oct. 2 in Room 104 at the Western Monmouth Higher Education Center of Brookdale Community College, Freehold Township. A continental breakfast is included from 8-8:30 a.m.

Candice Theinert and Keith Belitrand, tablet device specialists from Verizon Wireless, will give attendees a comprehensive overview of the latest tablet technology, demonstrate how to use the business applications designed for a tablet, and show how Verizon’s technology can assist businesses with the increasing demands of mobile productivity.

In addition to the seminar, representatives will be on hand to explain programs such as Microsoft Office 365, a new mobile small business tool; information about technology that links and transmits data from one machine to another; examples of wireless uses for mobile data; and information about how to link business and personal life.

The event is hosted by Verizon Wireless and Corporate Resource Alliance. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Call Andy Politi at 732-238-8290 or email [email protected].

Dr. Fiola Sowemimo of Freehold, a board certified internal medicine physician, has opened a new medical practice, Prime Internal Medicine, in the Medical Arts Building at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Dr. Sowemimo has practiced medicine in the Freehold area since 2009. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. The practice is now accepting new patients 18 and older. For more information or to make an appointment, call 732-252-6688.

The Goddard School, Morganville, will host “Lessons in Lunch Boxing,” a free nutrition seminar, from 10-11 a.m. Sept. 29. All are welcome. R.S.V.P. by calling Carol Vargo at 732-617-8181.