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The Virtual Restaurant Members Area is accessible only to subscribers of our newsletter. Newsletter subscription and membership are both free and you can sign up for both at once easily by filling out the form below. We only ask for your name and email and all of your information will be kept secure, in-house, and confidential.

Having a free newsletter subscription will get you:

ALL OF THE SOFTWARE AND ARTICLES LISTED BELOW
Advanced notice of special offers and sales
In depth discussions of important restaurant topics and issues
Exclusive discounts
Special event notification

The membership area will give you access to the items below plus new monthly additions. The password for the members area will change periodically and sent to you via the newsletter.

New & archived articles
- PR Power
  by Stephanie Crane
  "One thing is true: If you do not communicate with the media, you guarantee that no one will read, see, or talk about you and your restaurant. Begin your media communications program today and give your business a chance. Where should you start? By writing and distributing a press release..."
- Does A Publicist Make It Taste Better?
  by Roberta Hershon
  "It’s a slow and steady climb to reach the top and stay there, but it only takes an instant to tumble to the bottom. A good publicist can point out potential problems, avoid pitfalls along the way and expose you to a whole new world filled with tasty opportunities.
- A QuickBooks Primer for Restaurant Owners and Operators
  by John Nessel
  "QuickBooks is inexpensive, powerful enough to handle every financial task that you will face, exceptionally easy to use, well known to your accountant, and far and away the most popular small business accounting software in the universe".
- Is Your Menu Working For You or Against You?
  by John Nessel
  We’re going to save the labor conversation for another day. Today we’ll take a unique look at controlling your food costs. More specifically I’m going to introduce to you a powerful tool to help you achieve this. This tool, along with techniques for utilizing it, has been called menu engineering....

Software downloads, free samples and services
- Sample Restaurant Business Plan
  A "lite" version of our Restaurant Business Plan Part 1: Narrative Outline & Sample - only available for members