To get the most out of the new tax law, you probably should focus on year-end tax strategies that first lower taxable income, rather than maximize tax deductions. (USA TODAY)

The upside of working remotely has more and more companies allowing employees to become remote workers, according to a new survey by the job site Indeed. About 55 percent of 500 employers surveyed allow employees to work remotely. (Stamford Advocate)

If after much thought you've decided that your job is akin to a dsyfunctional romance, you need to leave. But there are steps to getting to this point to make sure you leave on good terms. (HBR)

In the United States, 20,000 deaths a year could be attributed to work environments, according to Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, who has authored the book: Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It. This high-stress workplace environment is costing about $180 billion in health-care costs. So once you know about this, what can you do to make sure you don't become a part of the statistics?  (The Muse)

As you move up in your job, you need to go from being someone who gets things done to creating other people who get things done. Here are a few common mistakes people make when they start to delegate. (Fast Company)

In many workplaces, minority workers say they are expected to take on too much of the responsibility of making the workplace inclusive. These "duties" include recruting more diverse candidates and handling issues that may be deemed too sensitve for their white coworkers. (CNN)

When one of his black employees was killed by a police officer in his own home, PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Tim Ryan knew he had to make a choice: talk about it or keep it out of the workplace. Against the advice of many of his colleagues, he chose to start a conversation. And it has made a significant impact in the workplace. (CNN)

The benefits of having a diverse workforce are well known, including increased productivity. But even those companies that are trying to achieve diversity with the best intentions could find themselves in viloation of the law if they aren't careful. (HR Morning)

Large parts of the British economy are not ready for a no-deal Brexit, Bank of England governor Mark Carney believes. (BBC)

Campbell University is marking four decades of its Master of Business Administration program with a series of events designed to include students, faculty, alumini and the community. (Campbell)

Join us on our 2nd annual trade & educational mission to Ghana & Liberia that will expose our members to various business and investment opportunities! Limited spots are available - reserve yours today for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Dedicated to helping members pursue education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, the National Black MBA Association® is proud to announce $1 million in scholarships have been awarded to members on behalf of the Association’s corporate and collegiate partners in 2018. In service of this mission, the Association has partnered with top colleges and universities around the country to provide increased opportunities in the form of knowledge, resources, scholarships and more. (BusinessWire)

Facebook has started to have tighter political advertising rules enforced in the UK, changes that have come in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. (BBC)

According to a new surver by Northwestern Mutual, minorities are more interested in running their own businesses than the rest of the population. (Yahoo)

In Minnesota, people of color are the fastest growing demographic in the state, and how people are choosing to approach black business ownership is beginning to change. (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)

The executive chef of the Sweet Home Cafe at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture says that black chefs need to be knowledgeable in all business areas of the industry including food growth, local food sourcing and preparing meals properly. (Black Press USA)

Recent research proved that ninety percent of female customers are willing to go out of their way to buy a product from a woman-owned business. Here are some to choose from. (Fast Company)

U.S. stocks fell in choppy trading today as uncertainty over the outcome of a high-stakes meeting between the United States and China at the upcoming G20 Summit kept investors nervous and unwilling to jump in. (Reuters)

Experts say the potential E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce most likely won't affect the bottom line for restaurants, particularly because American customers won't stop going out to eat - they'll just avoid salads for awhile. (USA TODAY)