Great Smoky Mountain National Park is one of the most famous tourist area that is situated in Tennessee, USA. As for Jeff Smith, he is the proprietor of Jonathan Greek Inn. His business relies highly on the prominent Smoky Mountain because it is a tourist-only destination.

Jeff is always very fortunate to boost up his sales since the Smoky Mountain is the most visited national park in the USA. However, the government of the state halts all of the official functions and hit Jeff’s business really hard. Due to the fact that the government came to a shutdown, most of the national park facilities such as the hiking trails and visitor centers are closed.

Even though it seems like Jeff can only pray hard to hope for the government to get back to operation, nonetheless, he can always come up with new ideas to compete with the other small businesses which are affected, since all of them are currently facing the same issue. For instance, he can utilize the attractive environment and come about with amusing activities to appeal a different market. Through these, he might not have to depend solely on tourists who visit the Great Smoky Mountain.

References: Kavilanz, Parija. “Shutdown hits Great Smoky Mountains at peak season.” (2013): n.pag. Web. 3 Oct 2013. <http://money.cnn.com/>.

Image: 2011. Photograph. n.p. Web. 3 Oct 2013. <http://blog.auntbugs.com/>.