1. Entrepreneurs in Georgia

3. Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola Company makes many beverages, but best known for its namesake __________. Coke is one of the most _______products in the world.
The company was started in the _______ by a Georgian entrepreneur named _______ Smith _____________.
Pemberton worked as a _____________. He created the cola formula and sold it as a ________ tonic. He had to compete with other tonics that were popular at the time.

4. Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is one of the largest _________ in the country.
Delta began as an _______ crop _______ service, which sprayed farm crops with chemicals and _______. The company was started in the 1920s by an entrepreneur named ______________________________.
Woolman worked to expand Delta to offer _________ and ______ services.
In 1929, Woolman bought ______ planes and started flying passengers between _________ and Mississippi.

5. Today, Delta ______ passengers all over the world.
When Woolman started ________ as a passenger service in the 1930s, his small company had to compete with major ___________.
The U.S. ___________ began controlling the airline industry during that time.
The government set ticket prices, ______________, and schedules.
This government control helped Delta to compete and become ______________.

6. Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific is a _______ company based in Atlanta. It is one of the world’s top producers of _______, pulp, paper, packaging, and building goods.
The company was the idea of an entrepreneur named _________________________.
Cheatham started the company in 1927 as a small _______ mill. He took the risk to expand his mill into a larger business.
By 1938 the company was running _____ lumberyards in the South. In 1947, Georgia-Pacific bought a lumber mill on the _____________.
The company continues to be successful and produce a wide assortment of goods.

7. The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world’s largest chain of home ______________ stores.
It started in 1978 by entrepreneurs named ____________ and ________________.
Before The Home Depot opened, hardware stores were specialized. A consumer might have to visit ______stores to buy the materials needed for one _________.
Marcus and Blank wanted their stores to sell _____ of the possible ___________ a person might need.
Operating on a large scale allowed prices to be low and the stores employees were able to be ________in home ______________________.
The Home Depot changed the way that home improvement stores were _______________.