Gregory P. Muzzillo founded Proforma in 1978 with a college friend. Within one year, the business they started with $200 grew to $250,000 and its client base to more than 300. By 1982, sales reached $1 million and Proforma was named in successive years to Inc. Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Companies - the only company in the business forms industry named to the list twice.
To continue Proforma's rapid growth, Muzzillo developed the Proforma franchise model in 1986 - a network of independent distributors working together to build marketing clout and strong supplier relationships. This model proved successful, as Proforma, now in its fourth decade, has grown to a $500 million organization.
Proforma founded
Sales exceed $1 million
National expansion begins
Proforma expands into Canada
Products and services now include promotional products
Proforma introduces ProSource "online" catalog
Proforma moves into the state-of-the-art Worldwide Support Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Fred DeLuca, Founder & CEO of Subway, invests in Proforma
Launch of Proforma.com and portal sites. Products and services now include eCommerce. Proforma grows to over 400 offices
Proforma grows to over 500 offices
Proforma network sales exceed $200 million
Proforma celebrates its 25th anniversary
Proforma grows to over 650 offices
North American Major Accounts [NAMA] program developed to better identify and service larger national accounts
Proforma serves 260 NAMA accounts and eCommerce Department breaks $5 million in sales
Launch of first Eco-Friendly Catalog featuring "green" print and promotional items; the catalog design – which called for printing on recycled paper with soy-based inks and bound with recycled staples
– wins an American Inhouse Design Award
Proforma serves 400 enterprise-level accounts. eCommerce Department breaks $16 million in sales
Greg and Vera Muzzillo Named "People of the Year" by Counselormagazine
Proforma recognized as Top 10 "Best Place to Work" by CounselorMagazine
Proforma becomes a certified woman-owned business by the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC)
Proforma achieves record $40 Million Sales Month
Proforma opens second Worldwide Support Center in Tampa, FL
