DURHAM, N.H. - The New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC), an outreach program of the University of New Hampshire, has partnered with Manchester Community College (MCC) to offer a four-part workshop series focusing on topics that a prospective business owner should know when starting a business in the state from the legal aspects of starting a business and insurance options to business loans and record keeping and how to make sense of financial statements.
The four-week series will meet Wednesday mornings, 8-10 a.m., at MCC Downtown, 889 Elm Street, Manchester. 

• January 21, Legal Forms of Business - Devine Millimet & Branch, PA
• January 28, Know Your Financial Statements - BerryDunn
• February 4, Financing Options & Types of Accounts - St. Mary's Bank
• February 11, Insurance 101 - The Rowley Agency 

Registration is $35 for the series. Visit www.mccnh.edu/wdc/schedule, and then contact Kathy DesRoches at (603) 206-8161 or kdesroches@ccsnh.edu for further information. 

NH SBDC offers extensive e-course selections through its e-Learning for Entrepreneurs program, all available at no charge at www.nhsbdc.org, including courses on finance, marketing, exporting, e-commerce, business management, and starting and financing a NH small business.

MCC is part of the Community College System of New Hampshire, and offers more than 60 associate degree and certificate programs for transfer and career training. MCC also offers professional and workforce development, and customized corporate training. For more information, visit www.mccnh.edu.

The NH SBDC is an outreach program of the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, and a cooperative venture of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New Hampshire Department of Resource Economics and Development, the University System of New Hampshire, and the private sector. Part of 64 SBDC programs nationwide, the NH SBDC was fully accredited in 2010 by the Association of Small Business Development Centers. The NH SBDC has advised businesses for over 30 years, helping 8,000 businesses create and retain more than 4,500 jobs over the last decade.

The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,300 undergraduate and 2,200 graduate students.