AUBURN – Central Maine Community College, Corporate and Community Services announces upcoming workshops for professionals.

“Stress Busters for the Workplace,” will be offered from 8:340 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7.

The cost of $105 includes materials. Facilitator is Deb Mattson. The workshop will cover management techniques and personal stress relief methods.

“Give ’em the Pickle!” will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 8. The cost is $85 and includes materials. Facilitator is Julie Guerin.

Pickles are those extra gestures a person can make to please others.

The program will help participants’ customer service representatives, store clerks or wait staff.

A workshop for small businesses is being offered at the Western Maine College Center in Paris.

“Writing the Business Plan” will explore the components and critical functions of a business plan and how to use it to get needed funding. The program will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 5. The cost is $25, including materials. Facilitator is Van Perry.

For more information or to register, call 755-5280 or visit www.cmcc.edu/training.