Guides

How to staff, forecast and order for the nights a nearby event changes. Written for independent bars, restaurants and cafes.

How to staff a bar for a concert night

Work out how many people a nearby show actually puts on your street, when they arrive, and how many staff that needs. A method you can run on any venue near you.

7 minute read

How to forecast a busy night

Sales history tells you what a normal Tuesday looks like. It cannot tell you about the sold out arena next Tuesday. How to forecast the nights that break the pattern.

6 minute read

What a sold out arena means for the business next door

Twenty thousand people is the headline. What reaches your door is a much smaller number arriving in two waves. How to work out which number applies to you.

6 minute read

How much to order for a busy night

Turning a crowd range into a delivery order: what to over order, what never to, and how to get the numbers early enough that your supplier can still act on them.

5 minute read

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