When Mitch Free first went to China, he didn't know a thing about the place. He listened. He learned.He was respectful and polite. Now he gets it, and his business is booming.
If the american economy as a whole is something of a bleak house these days, exporters are living in the solarium. U.S. businesses sold $1.1 trillion in goods to customers overseas in 2007, nearly double the total export volume of 2002. The dollar's slide against most major currencies has made America's products (so well made) and its services (so professional) suddenly affordable. China and Germany are buying software and business services, and oil-rich nations are splurging on infrastructure and luxury goods. American companies, with their Internet savvy and mastery of global logisics, are well positioned to meet this demand.
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