AUBURN — The Corporate and Community Services Department at Central Maine Community College will offer “ABCs of Accounting for Small Businesses” from 9 a.m. beginning Monday, March 25, and continuing through April 8. The cost of the class is $119 and includes materials.

The instructor is Rose Creps, a financial consultant and accounting manager with significant experience in training and education.

The course is designed to give the small business owner a real-life understanding of the financial side of business, including basic accounting, financial statements, taxes, budgets, forecasts and cash flow. This course is a prerequisite for the QuickBooks course that begins in mid-November.

The noncredit course is open to anyone currently in business or who is considering starting a business. Registration is open and ongoing, however, space is limited. The deadline to register is March 20.

For more information or to register, please contact Corporate & Community Services at 207-755-5280 or 1-800-891-2002; email: [email protected]; or visit: www.cmcc.edu/training.