The Lakewood Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) Microloan Program is accepting applications for loans up to $35,000 a year. Microloans, designed for small business growth and development, and job creation in Lakewood, are available for businesses seeking to establish, expand or redevelop their companies. Funds may also be used for working capital, supplies and machinery, and purchase of inventory. Microloans cannot be used to refinance existing debt.

Businesses that qualify can receive loans with an advantageous interest rate and a repayment period between five and 10 years.

Interested parties can pick up applications at the UEZ office, Room 12 of the Lakewood municipal building, or download an application from the township website at www.twp.lakewood.nj.us.

Patricia Komsa, executive director of Lakewood’s UEZ, said, “Typically a small business is one that earns under $500,000 gross and has 10 or fewer employees. The criteria we use for a small business is flexible, but the business must be a certified UEZ business to take advantage of all these programs.”

If a business is not certified, call the Lakewood UEZ office at 732-364-2500, ext. 5217 to learn how to become certified.

Childers Sotheby’s International Realty will host its fifth annual Jersey Shore Tennis Open tournament to benefit Dottie’s House on July 24 at 8:30 a.m. at the Toms River Country Club. All of the proceeds will be donated to Dottie’s House, which provides long-term transitional housing for women and children who have survived domestic violence. Registration for the Jersey Shore Tennis Open is $55 and includes lunch, beverages and T-shirt. There are sponsorship opportunities available from $25 to $500. To register or inquire about sponsorships, contact Nicole Yannelli at 732-295-7380.

Robert P. Nahum, CPA, CFP, and owner of the accounting firm of Robert P. Nahum PC, with offices in Lakewood and East Brunswick, recently received the Excellence in Community Service award from Spectrum for Living, River Vale, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 that offers services such as social, educational, medical and advocacy support to adults with multiple physical and developmental disabilities. Nahum has served on the board of Spectrum for Living for 25 years and is the longest-serving board member. He is now the treasurer for Spectrum.

CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, has relocated its infusion therapy center from the hospital to the adjacent Donna O’Donnell, R.N., Medical Arts Building and named it for the late Jean Mehr in recognition of donations by her family and friends.

The Jean Mehr Infusion Center offers a spacious and calming atmosphere for patients and their families. The center has doubled in size from six to 12 stations to provide chemotherapy and other treatments quickly and efficiently, and includes a private procedure room.

This is the third cancer-related program announced by CentraState this year. It follows the launch of robotic surgery for prostate cancer and other procedures in May, and groundbreaking for a proton therapy treatment center — in conjunction with ProCure Cancer Centers Inc. and Princeton Radiation Oncology —in April.

When the latter opens in Somerset in 2012, it will be the only advanced cancerfighting facility of its kind in the New Jersey New York metro area, and the ninth in the United States.

A Lunch and Learn Summer Seminar Series on Finances, hosted by the Howell Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 27 at the Chapter House, Howell. Dennis O’Brien of Coastal Financial Advisors will present information about health care updates, health savings accounts and the differences between a health savings account, a health reimbursement account and a flexible spending account. The cost, including lunch, is $15 for chamber members, with an additional $5 charged for prospective members. To RSVP, call 732-363-4114.

Bartley Healthcare recently received the Silver Achievement in Quality award (formerly Step II Award) from the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living. The award recognizes Bartley for its commitment to quality by employing systems and processes that lead to continuous improvement in care, ensuring residents enjoy the best quality of life possible. This year, 271 nursing homes and assisted living communities from across the nation applied for the Silver Achievement in Quality award, and Bartley Healthcare was one of 38 organizations to receive the award.

Bartley Healthcare previously won the Bronze Commitment to Quality award and may now move forward to apply for the Gold Excellence in Quality award, which requires them to address the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program’s Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence in its entirety.

The Howell Chamber of Commerce will host a Breakfast Bonanza networking event at 8:30 a.m. July 23 at Prince of Peace Church, 434 E. Aldrich Road, Howell. Tom Guerra of Prudential Insurance will be presenting. Admission is free for chamber members, $5 for prospective members. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Details: 732-363-4114.