by David Aronson | May 20, 2016 | Press Room
We are honored to be one of the finalists in the “Best New Startup” category of the 2016 Moxie Awards. The Moxie Awards are an annual event presented by Built In Chicago to recognize digital innnovation. During the first round of voting, Built In received...
by Alifya Valiji | Jul 14, 2016 | Press Room
In February, BuiltIn Chicago named Peanut Butter one of 50 companies to watch in 2016! Since then, our team has been recognized as one of the best new startups at BuiltIn Chicago’s 5th annual Moxie Awards and won first place at the Young Presidents’...
by Tatum Pugh | Aug 30, 2016 | Press Room
We were thrilled to win Tech Startup of the Year first runner-up at the recent Tech In Motion Timmy awards held at 1871. Congrats to all the winners and thank you to everyone who voted!! Peanut Butter Student Loan Repayment Founder and CEO Dave...
by David Aronson | Sep 12, 2016 | Press Room
Tech.Co has selected Peanut Butter as a Startup Of The Year semi-finalist. The team will be in Silicon Valley competing at Innovate! and Celebrate!, the three-day global conference featuring tech titans and innovative companies like Peanut Butter. If you are in the...
by Tatum Pugh | Nov 8, 2016 | Press Room
Millennial Money is an online publication dedicated to helping millennials “crush your student loans, invest wisely, build wealth, travel more and live a richer life.” We recently sat down with the team at Millennial Money to discuss how employers can...
by David Aronson | Mar 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
2016 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation Winner, Medix, launched their student loan assistance program in January 2017. Hear directly from both management and employees in this two-minute video. Want to get this type of engagement from your...
by David Aronson | Apr 25, 2017 | Insights
This is a common question. The short answer – No. Here’s what we have learned after working with hundreds of employers. Employees recognize that not all benefits apply to all people. For example, younger workers commonly do not opt into employer health...
by David Aronson | Jun 5, 2017 | Insights
For most employers, there is no need to implement a holding period. Student Loan Assistance is a strong recruiting tool and the impact is maximized if newly hired employees start receiving employer contributions from day one. There are of course exceptions to the...
by David Aronson | Sep 17, 2017 | Press Room
…mine included. Valparaiso University recently wrote a piece about how my college experience and years of work thereafter led to the founding of Peanut Butter. It was an honor to be featured on Valpo’s home page, and even more so, to read the kind words...
by Tatum Pugh | Mar 27, 2019 | Built In, Chicago, Press Room, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
Peanut Butter was listed by Built In Chicago as one of five local edtech companies having a positive impact on the lives of students and recent graduates. We’re in good company in this article and proud to be featured for helping Millennials pay down their...