Tobago Carnival runs from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November. Whether your doors are open or closed that weekend, this checklist helps you enjoy the celebration and come back on Monday to a business exactly as you left it.
Fete season is the busiest stretch of the year for Tobago’s bars and restaurants. A few simple routines keep the takings, the stock and your staff safe, so the only thing you count at the end of the night is a good result.
The weeks before Tobago Carnival are the busiest of the year for anyone who opens a door to the public at night. Four things decide whether a full house is a great night or a hard one, and all four are settled before the first busy weekend, not during it.
A business is open for nine hours and closed for fifteen. Three gaps we find most often in after-hours cover, and what a proper arrangement specifies instead.
Most contingency plans cover the building and stop at the door. Here is the half that deals with what you own, who holds the keys, and who checks the site afterwards.
