ACCA aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. ACCA support 188,000 members and 480,000 students in 178 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills needed by employers. ACCA work through a network
of 100 offices and centres and 7,400 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development. ACCA works in the public interest, assuring that its members are appropriately regulated for the work they carry out and, promoting principles-based approaches to regulation. ACCA actively seek to enhance the public value of accounting in society through international research and take a progressive stance on global issues to ensure accountancy as a profession continues to grow in reputation and influence. The Azerbaijan Marketing Society was established in July 7, 2000 in Baku with the participation of specialists representing the marketing departments of different local and multinational companies operating in Azerbaijan. The Society was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan Republic in August 16, 2000. The society is a non-governmental and non-profit organization. It was founded due to the necessity of unsatisfactory level of marketing in Azerbaijan with emerging economy that goes through hard transition period into the free market economy. It is using its activity and high quality research services in the sphere of agriculture, industry, small and medium business development and elaboration of investment projects. Up to this day it has implemented over 80 projects. At present Azerbaijan Marketing Society with its social and intellectual activity has become a business partner to many companies and organizations. Azerbaijan Marketing Society maintains close relations and partnership with government and representatives of international organizations, especially World Economic Forum, World Bank, ITC WTO, USAID, UNDP, Eurasia Foundation, Oxfam, CHF, IREX, IRC, SOROS Foundation, CRS, Counterpart International, US Department of Commerce and carries out various projects.