Bartenders, waiters, hairstylists and others in the service industry can sometimes get service industry discounts, but knowing which ones offer discounts to their fellow service workers can be difficult.
IndiCard is working to make it easier.
The company, which launched with plastic cards showing service employees' eligibility, has now launched as an app for iOS and Android devices. The company launched the app after talking with users about how to make it easier to use the card, says IndiCard co-founder Braden Holt. "Now you don't have to worry about remembering a card when you're out."
The app also has other benefits. It can geolocate which businesses are nearby that offer service employee discounts, Holt says. With 120 companies in Denver and 160 in Chicago that participate, it can be hard to remember what's close by for good deal. In those two markets -- currently its only two -- the app already has 4,500 users, according to Holt.
Right now IndiCard is free for users employed in service industry positions and at partner locations. But Holt says a monthly membership fee is likely coming. He anticipates it will be a few dollars a month and will roll out by spring 2015.
To participate in the program people must be able to prove they work in the service industry -- particularly because the discounts can sometimes be high. This can be a pay stub from a company or a call to an employer or manager to prove the person does work there, Holt says.
People who work in food, drinks, gym, salon, health, retail and transportation are eligible to apply for the card.
Contact Confluence Denver Innovation & Jobs News Editor Chris Meehan with tips and leads for future stories at chris@confluence-denver.com.
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