How StudyPoint Began

StudyPoint's founders had a simple idea: to create a better alternative to impersonal learning centers.

With that goal in mind, founder Richard Enos and partner Gregory Zumas began StudyPoint (StudySmart, Inc.) in Boston in 1999. They focused on the needs of families who wanted a higher level of customer service and convenience, and on students who would benefit from individualized, one-to-one instruction.

Early on, the company invested heavily in curriculum development and training standards, so that its tutors could deliver consistent and reliable academic and test prep results to families. As the company grew it added additional services and programs, ranging from individualized needs assessments to online homework tools.

After establishing a strong base in Boston, the founders repeated their model for success in Washington DC, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. In 2006, the company added offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In 2007, new offices opened in Atlanta, Dallas-Ft.Worth and Detroit. Last year, StudyPoint expanded once more and began serving Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Seattle. Most recently, the company has expanded again to begin working with students in Austin and San Diego.

StudyPoint was recently once again named to the INC 5,000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. But the true measure of StudyPoint's success is its satisfied customers. Since inception, the company and its experienced tutors have helped over thirteen thousand students nationwide increase their confidence, while achieving higher grades and test scores.