http://communitynonprofit.com/where-did-the-origination-of-the-word-goodwill-as-a-business-term-come-from.htm/ Charitable giving through shopping in local communities. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://communitynonprofit.com/where-did-the-origination-of-the-word-goodwill-as-a-business-term-come-from.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-22223 SusieQ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:29:03 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/where-did-the-origination-of-the-word-goodwill-as-a-business-term-come-from.htm#comment-22223 When you buy a business, you buy the hard assets and you buy the name. It has long been assumed that any value over the value of the assets is because of the "goodwill" created by the name. As things developed, goodwill came to mean anything intangible which could not be easily valued - even for example the present value of future payments due a company. When you buy a business, you buy the hard assets and you buy the name. It has long been assumed that any value over the value of the assets is because of the "goodwill" created by the name. As things developed, goodwill came to mean anything intangible which could not be easily valued – even for example the present value of future payments due a company.

]]> http://communitynonprofit.com/where-did-the-origination-of-the-word-goodwill-as-a-business-term-come-from.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-22224 No soup for you. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:29:03 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/where-did-the-origination-of-the-word-goodwill-as-a-business-term-come-from.htm#comment-22224 It's a measure of the positive or negative reputation a business or product has. I would guess the name was chosen because it denotes a positive reputation It’s a measure of the positive or negative reputation a business or product has. I would guess the name was chosen because it denotes a positive reputation

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