The Howell Chamber of Commerce will host a Breakfast Bonanza networking event 8-9:30 a.m. Sept. 16 at Chick-fil-A, 4881 Route 9 north, Howell. All are invited to attend for networking and a presentation by Ryan Salonia of State Farm titled “Life Insurance Awareness Month: Are You Protected?” The event is free to chamber members and $5 for prospective chamber members. Details: 732-363-4114.
“Get More Done, Spend Less Time, Make More Money,” moderated by Chris Ruisi and hosted by the Business Growth and Development Committee of the Monmouth Ocean Development Council, will be held 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sept. 27 at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Student Life Center, Lincroft. Ruisi is the CEO and founder of The Coach’s Zone, a business and leadership coaching company. Panelists include Joseph Worth, B2B CFO; Cristina Amyot, EnformHR; John Kalli, Trinity Worldwide Technologies; Tony Popowski, Grass Roots Marketing; and Frank Wyckoff, the Wyckoff Group. A question-and-answer session will follow. The seminar fee, including breakfast, is $29 for MODC members and $39 for nonmembers. To register, call 732-751-8696.
The Oak Hill Christian Nursery School board has announced the hiring of Deborah Borrelli as the school’s new director. She will work to enhance the child development program, manage the staff, and market the school to the community. Borrelli will also act as a liaison between the teachers at Oak Hill and the Oak Hill Christian Nursery School board.
Borrelli underwent three years of training through the New Jersey Department of Education Directors’ Academy in order to become a state-certified child-care center director. She has also worked as a child development associate and has participated in the Family Strength Initiative (DCF of New Jersey). As a presenter for early childhood workshops, she often helped teachers who wished to further their professional experience.
Oak Hill Christian Nursery School is a ministry of the Church of the Master United Methodist Church, 110 Salem Hill Road, Howell. For more information, call 732- 364-3479.
The Lakewood Development Corporation, the administrative arm of the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), is offering the public a free small business seminar, “Doing Business with the Federal Government,” on Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lakewood municipal building. All businesses are welcome, whether or not they are participating in a UEZ program. The workshop, given by NJIT Defense Procurement Center, will explain the process of conducting business with the federal government. To register, call Joan Wilkes at 732-364-2500, ext. 5260.