Practical advice for Australian businesses seeking to understand some of the cultural differences between American and Australian business practices. Information presented here is based on extracts from a free guide authored by the Australian Trade Commission for Australian businesses seeking to enter the US market and based on the observations and experiences of the Commission's Senior Trade Commissioner in Los Angeles, Kylie Hargreaves.

The United States government criticizes China to resolve its rapidly growing trade deficit.

Is it possible to go from bottom line worker to CEO in a Corporation in America? In fact history shows it is. We have had CEOs of McDonalds rise from lobby trash patrol. The CEO and CFO of Enterprise Rent-a-Car went from car washers to their positions. Often even with such examples critics will say that it is not possible today?