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Newly opened ArtStreet still struggling to find donations; encouraging unexpected acts of leadership; our February Startup of the Month wants to take you out on the town; and three terrible ways to “reward” you clients.
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Leader of the Flock
For years, California has led the way in energy policy — what happens when the federal government shifts course?
It wasn’t taken as a joke or a typo or an anonymous quote from some trolling conspiracy theorist. It was a real-live tweet from a billionaire with mystery hair: “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”

For M5 Arts, Big Buzz Isn’t Translating into Big Bucks
Art Hotel drew thousands of people, but Art Street is struggling to raise thousands in donations — why aren’t businesses helping out?
What’s the main difference between the Art Hotel installation, held at the Marshall Hotel a year ago, and Art Street, opening Feb. 3 in a former lumber mill near Broadway and 1st Avenue?

Leadership Can Happen Unexpectedly
Look for random acts of courage — and encourage them
While there are a mountainous number of books and articles about leadership — on the traits and qualities of good leaders, what it takes to be a leader and whether everyone is capable of being a leader — it’s important to remember that leadership boils down to a couple key things: followers and a crystal clear message. To keep the followers, you need to get the message right.

Startup of the Month: Sievent
Event app finds niche in helping connect local communities
Sievent is a social experience app that helps event organizers and attendees stay connected with information before, during and after an event. The app is an end-to-end platform that handles all facets of an event such as promotion, ticketing, payment, event analytics and social media management.

Rewards Your Clients Will Actually Appreciate
Don’t turn a reward for customer loyalty into an afterthought — do it strategically
Rewarding customer loyalty is a great way to build a community and encourage repeat business, but too often client rewards are an afterthought that ruin the goodwill you’re trying to build.