The founders of ProShop ERP didn't know they would become leaders in the manufacturing ERP world. The story of ProShop ERP started in 1993 when the founders met during college. They attended Western Washington University in the Vehicle Research Institute. Over four years, they worked on designing and building racing cars for the Formula SAE competition. Each school year would launch the design and construction of a new vehicle. Each May the team would compete with 100 universities from around the world. This shared sense of purpose to keep building things and working together as a team led to the creation of a company — Pro CNC — which the founders grew for 17 years.