The results of your alumni cohort are extraordinary—not just by “nonprofit” standards, but by any national benchmark.
On average, our Western Pennsylvania alumni members achieved:
Nationally, most small businesses grow just 2-3% per year - often without ever hiring. Your cohort proved something different:
Long-term, structured peer learning changes the trajectory of small businesses.
This is not theoretical. It is measurable. And it is now influencing how entrepreneurship support is being reimagined across the country.
While your facilitated peer group has concluded, your relationship with Entrepreneurs Forever has not.
As an alumnus, you continue to have access to:
Ongoing recognition through newsletters, showcases, and storytelling
Send your news to programs@e4ever.org
We are actively building alumni programming because your experience and leadership matter.
We love our members.
We celebrate their success.
We challenge them to keep growing.
And we ask them—when ready—to help others access what they once needed.
To accomplish our mission at the largest possible scale, we must be willing and able to let our 3+ year alumni lead the small business sector.
You are not stepping away from Entrepreneurs Forever.
You are stepping forward as proof of what it makes possible.
Helping small business owners build confidence, competence, and sustainable growth through peer learning and shared problem solving.
Entrepreneurs Forever is the flagship program of the Mansmann Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a public charity.
