by Tatum Pugh | May 30, 2018 | Press Room
In the month of May America’s student loan debt surpassed $1.5 trillion. With a statistic so staggering, it’s no wonder people are noticing, especially companies who realize many of their employees are among the 44 million affected by it. 1871’s Yun...
by Tatum Pugh | Apr 24, 2018 | Press Room, Student Loan Repayment
The original version of this post appeared on HR Dive and was written by Riia O’Donnell. As voluntary benefits become “must haves” in the war to attract and retain talent, employers are increasingly offering perks that focus on education. From...
by Tatum Pugh | Apr 5, 2018 | Press Room
Peanut Butter client, Calabrio, spoke recently with Laurence Bradford of Forbes about the impact offering Student Loan Assistance has had on their business. Read below to hear what Debbie Williams, Calabrio’s Director of Human Resources, had to say below or view...
by Tatum Pugh | Apr 4, 2018 | Press Room
Sales Assembly, the only dedicated resource & peer community for sales leaders of Chicago’s growth-stage tech companies, recently announced they would be launching a new program geared towards smaller teams in the earlier stages of their sales growth. The...
by Tatum Pugh | Apr 4, 2018 | Press Room
In February, 1871, the #1 ranked Incubator in the World by UBI Global, released the list of companies selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of its Advanced Member Program (AMP). The program, which was announced in late 2017, was designed in order to provide...
by Tatum Pugh | Mar 15, 2018 | Press Room
Peanut Butter CEO, David Aronson, sat down with Ari Bendersky of Crain’s Chicago Business. Read the original version of the article here. A startup for you debt-burdened millennials There was a time when job seekers weighed benefits like medical...
by David Aronson | Mar 5, 2018 | Insights, Recruiting, Retaining Talent
I recently got my hands on the latest Aflac WorkForces Report (AWR), and it is chock full of valuable insights about how employees and employers view the benefits offered in today’s market. The full report has great insights on benefits trends and attitudes, but...
by David Aronson | Feb 19, 2018 | Differentiation, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Debt
Do you, like many employers, feel like you are bending over backwards to create an environment that’s awesome to work in but still losing top employees? Or, are you struggling with finding decent talent and then actually getting them to accept your...
by David Aronson | Feb 6, 2018 | Press Room
I was thrilled to join Justin Kaufman on WGN’s Download on Chicago Business. During the segment, we talked about: How savvy employers are attracting (and retaining) talent by looking beyond their age-old benefits package, Unemployment rates continue to decline,...
by David Aronson | Jan 25, 2018 | Press Room
Yesterday, things got a bit nuts. In honor of National Peanut Butter Day, we started posting puns to social media and became carried away, including: The smoothest way to attract college-educated talent? Offer Peanut Butter Student Loan Assistance, Give employees a...
by David Aronson | Jan 21, 2018 | Press Room
In early December, Envestnet | Yodlee (NYSE: ENV) one of the top global Fintechs announced eight companies invited to participate in its award winning innovation program. We were thrilled to be selected alongside Stessa, Golden, DataSine, Veryfi, Tangello, Starbutter...
by David Aronson | Jan 2, 2018 | Press Room
With major corporations like Boeing, AT&T, Comcast and others having already announced multi-hundred-million dollar plans to reinvest tax reform savings in their people, I was asked to rejoin Steve Grzanich on the Opening Bell to discuss the implications of tax...
by David Aronson | Jan 1, 2018 | Press Room
A few weeks back, Steve Case and the folks at Revolution announced the Rise of the Rest Seed Fund (ROTR) focused on investments in companies across the U.S. that will disrupt major industries. As one of first ROTR investments, we are thrilled to partner with Steve,...
by David Aronson | Nov 29, 2017 | Press Room
I was fortunate to rejoin Kristi Ross and Tony Battista to discuss Peanut Butter, S.O.B.’s, entrepreneurship and empathy on TastyTrade’s popular series, Bootstrapping in America. Thanks to Kristi and her team for having me on the show, and congrats again...
by David Aronson | Nov 25, 2017 | Insights
If your company is considering student loan refinancing, you should take a hard look at how a comprehensive Student Loan Assistance program differs from student loan refinancing on its own. The primary reason that companies should not offer student loan...
by David Aronson | Nov 24, 2017 | Insights
We’re all familiar with the old offer, “work for us for two years and we’ll help pay for you to earn a college degree”. Employers have been offering these programs for quite some time, but increasingly, the value of such programs are being...
by Philippe Melin | Nov 10, 2017 | Insights
One big advantage of Student Loan Assistance is its flexibility versus other benefits, providing employers the ability to tailor their Student Loan Assistance programs to meet their company’s unique talent goals. While we can design plans in countless ways, the...
by David Aronson | Nov 8, 2017 | Winning Together
“Each month when I get that email… [from Peanut Butter] letting me know that my employer put me just a little bit closer to paying off my student debt, it definitely puts a pretty big smile on my face,” says Rise Interactive’s Daniel Ripes,...
by David Aronson | Oct 15, 2017 | Financial Wellbeing, Winning Together
ProService Hawaii, the state’s number one Payroll and Benefits Administrator, offers Peanut Butter’s Student Loan Assistance to its employees. President and CEO Ben Godsey is particularly happy that the company can help its employees in a way that is...
by David Aronson | Oct 12, 2017 | Insights, Press Room, Winning Together
Employer-sponsored student loan repayment programs are growing quickly as was highlighted in an October article published by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). In the article, Peanut Butter CEO David Aronson shared that companies are choosing to help...
