Business Briefs

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will present the conference “Strategies for Protecting Older Citizens” May 23 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The free conference is co-sponsored by the Elder and Disabilities Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Topics include surrogate decision-making, living trusts, and funding long-term care.

A seminar on wills and estate planning will be held 7-9 p.m. June 13. The free seminar will cover topics such as wills and trusts, gift and tax planning, and New Jersey inheritance tax.

Registration is required for either event, which will be at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, New Brunswick. To register, call (800) 3733529 or visit www.njsbf.org.

The North Brunswick Woman’s Club will send 10 of its members to the 112th annual convention of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs May 8-10 in Atlantic City. The members will join approximately 600 other woman’s club members at the event themed “Stepping into the Future.” State president Deen Meloro will preside over the meeting which will include discussion of proposed amendments to the bylaws and proposed resolutions, as well as reports of board members. Jacqueline Pierce, president-elect of the international General Federation of Women’s Clubs, will be a guest throughout the convention.

Boca Salons Day Spa & Tanning, Lions Plaza, 1626 Route 130, North Brunswick, will welcome Lydia Sarfati, founder and CEO of Repchage May 9 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The company is the first to bring seaweed-based skincare treatments and cosmetics to the United States market. Sarfati will discuss curative powers of the sea. For more information, call (732) 422-9229 or visit www.bocadayspas.com.

Gold’s Gym will hold the grand opening of its new facility with an open house May 6 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Pier Village, Long Branch. The public is invited to try the gym’s facilities for free, and there will also be face painting, special classes and trainers available to answer questions. A three-hour spin-a-thon to benefit the American Diabetes Association will begin at 9 a.m. and end with the ribbon cutting at noon. The event is open to the public. For more information on the fundraiser, call the club at (732) 229-8229.

SCORE Chapter 36 of Monmouth County will hold the free workshop “How to Buy a Business or Franchise” May 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Presenters Bill Belgard and Joseph Wasilewski will discuss the legal and financial steps of buying a business. Registration is suggested, but not required. To register, call (732) 219-9119.

WithumSmith&Brown, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, has announced Marc I. Perlowitz has joined its Princeton office as a staff accountant. A North Brunswick resident, he received his bachelor of science degree in accounting at Syracuse (N.Y.) University.