Business Briefs

The Howell Chamber of Commerce will meet Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at Our House Tavern. The topic will be meet the “New Mayor and Council”. Those who attend will hear what the future plans are for Howell, the status of current projects, and have their questions answered. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. Call (732) 363-4114.

An after-hours business card exchange will be held Feb. 23 by the Howell Chamber of Commerce at Independence Bank on the corner of Route 9 north and Salem Hill Road. The event will include “Meet the Local Artist”, Jim Stanberry from Stanberry Insurance. Stanberry’s water color art will be on display. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Call the chamber office at (732) 363-4114.

Bob Nahum, of West Orange, has opened College Tuition Planners, a company dedicated to helping parents plan for their children’s college education. The office is at 1650 Lexington Ave., Lakewood.

Nahum was graduated from the New York University School of Business in 1974 with a bachelor of science degree in accounting. He became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1976 and a Certified Financial Planner in 1994. He opened his own accounting and financial planning practice in West Orange in 1995. Nahum is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the New Jersey State Society of CPAs, the National Institute of Certified College Planning Specialists, and the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Nahum is the treasurer and a board member of Spectrum for Living, in River Vale, an organization that helps developmentally disabled and multiply handicapped adults.