Thursday, April 27, 2006

IGAF Welcomes New Member in Colombia

IGAF Worldwide da la bienvenida a su nueva firma miembro en Colombia, con oficinas en Cali y Bogotá.

View Press Release - Vea Comunicado de Prensa

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Technorati Top 6 - Thank You!

Who's Blogging about ACCOUNTANTS?



3 of the Top 6 blogs, by Eduardo Bravo Losada!


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IGAF Latin America & Caribbean




About Technorati

Currently tracking 33.6 million sites and 2.2 billion links.

Technorati is the authority on what's going on in the world of weblogs.

What is a weblog? A weblog, or blog, is a personal journal on the web. Weblogs express as many different subjects and opinions as there are people writing them. Some blogs are highly influential and have enormous readership while others are primarily intended for a close circle of family and friends.

The power of weblogs is that they allow millions of people to easily publish their ideas, and millions more to comment on them. Blogs are a fluid, dynamic medium, more akin to a 'conversation' than to a library — which is how the Web has often been described in the past. With an increasing number of people reading, writing, and commenting on blogs, the way we use the Web is shifting in a fundamental way. Instead of being passive consumers of information, more and more Internet users are becoming active participants. Weblogs let everyone have a voice.

Technorati is a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere — the world of weblogs.

A few years ago, Web search was revolutionized by a simple but profound idea — that the relevance of a site can be determined by the number of other sites that link to it, and thus consider it 'important.' In the world of blogs, hyperlinks are even more significant, since bloggers frequently link to and comment on other blogs, which creates the sense of timeliness and connectedness one would have in a conversation. So Technorati tracks the number of links, and the perceived relevance of blogs, as well as the real-time nature of blogging.

Because Technorati automatically receives notification from weblogs as soon as they are updated, it can track the thousands of updates per hour that occur in the blogosphere, and monitor the communities (who's linking to whom) underlying these conversations.

The Pew Internet study estimates that about 11%, or about 50 million, of Internet users are regular blog readers. According to Technorati data, there are about 70,000 new blogs a day. Bloggers — people who write weblogs — update their weblogs regularly; there are about 700,000 posts daily, or about 29,100 blog updates an hour.

Technorati displays what's important in the blogosphere — which bloggers are commanding attention, what ideas are rising in prominence, and the speed at which these conversations are taking place. Technorati makes it possible for you to find out what people on the Internet are saying about you, your company, your products, your competitors, your politics, or other areas of interest — all in real-time. All this activity is monitored and indexed within minutes of posting. Technorati provides a live view of the global conversation of the web.

Speaking Engagements

Bravo & Bravo Losada / IGAF Worldwide’s Country Managing Partner, Eduardo Bravo Losada, is passionate about business consulting, and loves talking about the process, methods, and tools he uses every day.

Eduardo is more than happy to accept speaking engagements covering accounting, auditing, taxation, management consulting, corporate finance, and a related range of topics.

For all engagements, he requests at least a month notice (if possible), travel expenses, and a reasonable, negotiable fee.

To make an invitation or check availablity, please email him at:

information@bravocpas.com

IGAF Worldwide - Regional Offices

North American Region & World Headquarters
3235 Satellite Boulevard
Building 400, Suite 300
Duluth, GA 30096 USA

Phone: 678-417-7730
Fax: 678-999-3959
E-mail: kmead@igafworldwide.org
Kevin Mead
President & Executive Director



European Region
Laapersweg 3
P.O. Box 51
1200 AB Hilversum
Netherlands

Phone: (+) 31-35-588 88 66
Fax: (+) 31-35-621 85 07
E-mail: jcaarup@igafnl.com
Jens Aarup, Statsaut. Rev.
Executive Director



Asia Pacific Region
190 Middle Road #17-05
Fortune Centre
Singapore 188979

Phone: (+) 65-6338 3922
Fax: (+) 65-6336 1652
E-mail: tktan@angnco.com
Tan Tong Kai
Executive Director



Latin American & Caribbean Region
Av. Córdoba 1255
(C1055AAC) Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: (+) 54-11-4816-1221
Fax: (+) 54-11-4815-7878
E-mail: ebravo@igafla.com
Eduardo Bravo Losada, CPA
President & Executive Director

IGAF Worldwide - Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board & IGAF Worldwide President
Anthony deLacey
Buzzacott
London, United Kingdom



Treasurer
G. Gregory Colson, CPA
Moore Colson
Atlanta, GA, USA



Secretary
Robert Lissauer
Sothertons
Melbourne, Australia



Director
Eduardo Bravo Losada, CPA
Bravo & Bravo Losada
Buenos Aires, Argentina



Director
Jeremy Bowler, FCA
Cooper Parry
Derby, United Kingdom



Director
David Krajanowski, CPA
Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein, LLP
Santa Ana, CA, USA

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

IGAF Worldwide

IGAF Worldwide is one of the oldest, largest, and most well respected accounting networks in the world. The network was founded for the purpose of providing member firms with the tools and resources they need to furnish a broad spectrum of efficient, cost-effective accounting, auditing, and management services to clients around the globe.

IGAF Worldwide’s members are typically regional, full-service public accounting and management consulting firms. These highly successful independent firms, with multiple offices in major metropolitan areas, provide technical assistance in traditional accounting and auditing, tax services, and specialized services such as privatization support, fiscal management support, streamlining accounting systems, litigation, strategic planning, business valuations, information technology consulting, system planning, and law firm services.

Because IGAF Worldwide is one of the largest associations of its kind in the world, it provides member firms with the strength and capabilities of a large, worldwide organization with diverse technical skills and geographic representation not possible for a local firm alone. Members exchange technical advice and assistance in every service performed by the profession.

IGAF Worldwide members are selected based on exacting requirements for size, reputation, quality of practice, diverse technical capabilities, and geographic location. These requirements must be met not only to gain admission but also to retain membership. Periodic inspections ensure that member firms continue to meet these membership requirements.

IGAF Worldwide was founded in 1977 by ten firms in the United States and Canada. Since that time the network has grown to over 140 firms with over 250 offices in 61 countries around the globe. In 2005, member firms had over 945 partners and over 8,500 personnel generating approximately US$788,801,452 in annual revenues.