Frank Holmes, CEO of US Global Investors, states that there’s no better place in the US to do business than Texas, which has 38 billionaires on the Forbes list of the wealthiest Americans. He cross referenced Forbes’ findings with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which measures people on how they make their money, to find out who are the five wealthiest self-made Texans. Even if you have no ties to Texas, the list is very interesting.

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Getting stuff done and being more productive as a small business owner doesn’t have to be complicated. And when a change requires little effort, it’s easier to stick with than one that requires a lot of preparation or special tools. In fact, you’ll find that some of these productivity-boosters are simple enough to try as soon as you’re finished reading this, and their effectiveness is backed by science. So here are seven simple tricks to becoming more productive – starting now.

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