| 1991 |
BarCharts, Inc. is founded by the husband and wife team of John & Bobbie Ford in Boca Raton, Florida. |
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- Bobbie is studying for her bar exam when she takes the main ideas/principles of Constitutional Law and creates a diagram in flow-chart format that follows the course. She shows the flow chart to her classmates and they love it.
- John takes the idea of flow-chart format course outlines/reference charts and presents it to law-school bookstores—the response is overwhelming, and BarCharts, Inc. is formed.
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| 1993 |
BarCharts expands product offering to include not only law titles but undergraduate titles as well. |
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- An initial 13 undergraduate-level academic titles are produced, including: Algebra, American History 1, Biology, Chemistry and English Grammar & Punctuation —all titles that become perennial best sellers.
- BarCharts begins to laminate the charts, now referring to them as "quick reference" guides.
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| 1994 |
With the expanded title mix comes increased distribution; no longer just law-school bookstores but now all bookstores. |
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- BarCharts also receives a brand name: All reference guides are now officially called QuickStudy.
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| 1995 |
A year of exciting firsts for BarCharts. |
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- The company releases its first titles in poster size: Anatomy and Periodic Table: Advanced.
- This year also sees the company’s expansion into the corporate sector with the release of reference guides for Microsoft Windows ’95.
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| 1996 |
With the hiring of the first academic sales rep group, enabling the company to call on college and trade
bookstores, QuickStudy explodes into the academic world.
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| 1997 |
BarCharts has its first international presence with sales in Canada.
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| 2001 |
Inc. magazine names BarCharts one of the fastest-growing privately held companies. The company is also acknowledged by Ernst & Young in the entrepreneurs' consumer product category. |
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- BarCharts goes global with its first licensing agreement for Latin American distribution (with Grupo Patria Cultural).
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| 2002 |
Expanding its corporate product line, BarCharts reaches beyond lamination and creates multimedia product QuickTrain—these computer tutorials train individuals to use 300+ software applications.
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| 2004 |
With the release of QuickStudy Flash Cards, BarCharts produces non-laminated academic products, too. |
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- The first flash card line offers: Spanish Vocabulary, French Vocabulary, Medical Abbreviations and Medical Terminology.
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| 2005 |
Because knowledge is a gift, BarCharts next produces the new line of Nifty Knowledge Fold-Outs, a combination of information and personalized greeting card.
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| 2006 |
With its ever-expanding offering of new academic products, BarCharts releases its first QuickStudy Booklets (8 titles, initially) and the QuickStudy Atlas of Human Anatomy (incorporating 15 body systems in a single, full-color volume). |
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- BarCharts expands its offerings of sports titles with a co-branding partnership with Golf Digest, featuring 4 guides dedicated to golf.
- BarCharts receives 2nd place for best vendors among Mail Boxes Etc. and The UPS Stores.
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| 2007 |
With the release of QuickStudy Wall Maps (The World and The United States), BarCharts continues its tradition of exceeding customers’ expectations.
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| 2008 |
Release of seven new flash card titles further broadens BarCharts’ academic line. |
