BetterWorks Launches in San Francisco and Bay Area Due to Popular Request

Web-based Perks Platform Used to Drive Employee Rewards, Recognition and Retention

SAN FRANCISCO--()--BetterWorks, a company focused on helping small and medium-sized businesses “Make Work Rewarding”, is bringing the BetterWorks Perks Platform to San Francisco under private beta. Employees in San Francisco can enjoy access to local perks, in real-time, from a variety of vendors. The company will open up public beta to the broader Bay Area in coming weeks. Companies based in Northern California can submit to join at http://betterworks.com.

The BetterWorks Perks platform enables small and medium-sized businesses to provide “large-company” style perks to employees. The platform is easily accessed through a simple Web interface, connecting employees with local vendors and corporate rates for real-time redemption of perks with local vendors at places such as gyms, yoga studios, salons, even pet hotels. Employees simply find what interests them and click through their profile page to place the order, either paying for the discounted service on their own, or deducting from an employer-provided perk budget.

“We’ve been busy testing the BetterWorks Perks Platform around Los Angeles and received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Customers are using BetterWorks in a number of creative ways to reward and incentivize employees. We’ve added a host of new features, with a lot more to come, and decided now’s the time to move into additional markets,” said Paige Craig, CEO and co-founder. “San Francisco and the Bay Area is a natural fit for our first expansion given the abundance of small to medium-sized businesses seeking no-maintenance ways to reward employees outside of salary. The Bay Area definitely knows the pain of competing for, and retaining, top talent. Offering interesting perks has become a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We make it easy.”

Early San Francisco private beta customers include: Brightroll, Chegg, Dailybooth, Formspring, Get Satisfaction, Klout, Miso, Nokia, Plancast and Twilio.

“Since adding BetterWorks to our benefits offering, my team has consistently commented on how much they love that the company is thinking about them for more than just the necessities of insurance. Our team spends more quality time together at lunch and it's given them a chance to bond over a meal instead of everyone taking off in a different direction. We are all looking forward to the continued growth of BW benefits and I know we'll be using all of them,” said Jody Sherman, CEO and co-founder of ecomom.com.

Employer benefits and features include:

  • Control over program: Ensures perks program is easily customized to marry employee interests with corporate goals;
  • No-fuss billing: BetterWorks handles all billing, subscriptions and payments to participating vendors;
  • Real-time analytics: Apply data based on employee-usage preferences to tailor perks program to fit the exact needs of the organization;
  • Payment flexibility: Options for services to be paid entirely by employees, entirely by employers or split between the two;

Employee benefits and features:

  • Freedom of choice: Employees select from a large menu of options to personalize perks that matter most on an individual level;
  • Customized profile page: Employees have a personalized dashboard to manage account, check balances and browse vendor options;
  • Community features: Share service and provider suggestions with co-workers and easily create group orders or large orders for the office;
  • Vendor and service discounts: Enjoy pre-negotiated deals at favorite local spots - no contracts required;
  • Add favorites: Employees can request local and national vendors they’d like added to the BetterWorks Perks Platform;
  • Easy checkout: Redeeming preferred perks is the same experience used with online shopping. Simply add the desired perk to the shopping cart, check-out and enjoy.

To learn more visit: http://www.betterworks.com

About BetterWorks

BetterWorks’ company mission is to help small and medium-sized businesses recognize, reward and retain employees by “Making Work Rewarding”. The BetterWorks Perks Platform helps small and medium-sized business reward employees with big-company style perks. The online platform makes it easy for employers to manage and measure employee perks programs. The company is venture-backed by Redpoint Ventures, SV Angel, SoftTech VC and others. Currently available in Los Angeles, the service is now in private beta in San Francisco and the Bay Area and, soon expanding to Austin and other U.S. cities. To sign up in minutes, visit: http://betterworks.com.

Contacts

BetterWorks
Nicole Jordan, 310-988-9157
njordan@betterworks.com

Release Summary

BetterWorks is a new way to "Make Work Rewarding!" BetterWorks' Perks Platform helps small and medium-sized businesses reward employees with big-company style perks. Now available in LA and SF.

Contacts

BetterWorks
Nicole Jordan, 310-988-9157
njordan@betterworks.com