Goodwill
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Goodwill or Good Will may refer to:
- Goodwill (accounting)Goodwill (accounting)Goodwill is an accounting concept meaning the value of an entity over and above the value of its assets. The term was originally used in accounting to express the intangible but quantifiable "prudent value" of an ongoing business beyond its assets, resulting perhaps because the reputation the firm...
, the value of a business entity not directly attributable to its assets and liabilities - Goodwill, MarylandGoodwill, MarylandGoodwill is a small unincorporated community 5 miles east of Pocomoke City in Worcester County, Maryland, located at . Originally called Davis Crossroads, or simply Crossroads, Goodwill grew at the crossing of the roads leading from Mattapony Landing on the Pocomoke River down into Virginia, and...
, United States - Goodwill GamesGoodwill GamesThe Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
, a former international sports competition (1986–2000) - Goodwill IndustriesGoodwill IndustriesGoodwill Industries International is a not-for-profit organization that provides job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have a disability, lack education or job experience, or face employment challenges...
, a non-profit organization - The GoodwillThe GoodwillThe Goodwill was a post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York formed in 2001. They released two full length albums- 'That Was A Moment' on Negative Progression Records in 2003 and 'Insult, Injury, Etc...' on Abacus Recordings in 2005.-Albums:...
, a post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York formed in 2001, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 or 1918 until the end of 1918
People with the name
- Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzuluGoodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzuluGoodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu is the reigning king of the Zulu nation under the Traditional Leadership clause of South Africa's republican constitution....
, the reigning king of the Zulu nation - Jasper GoodwillJasper GoodwillJasper Goodwill served from 1955 to 1958 as the Democratic mayor of the small city of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
, Louisiana mayor
See also
- Good Will HuntingGood Will HuntingGood Will Hunting is a 1997 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård...
, a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant - Social capitalSocial capitalSocial capital is a sociological concept, which refers to connections within and between social networks. The concept of social capital highlights the value of social relations and the role of cooperation and confidence to get collective or economic results. The term social capital is frequently...
, the goodwill of social groups, in sociology and public health - Good faithGood faithIn philosophy, the concept of Good faith—Latin bona fides “good faith”, bona fide “in good faith”—denotes sincere, honest intention or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action; the opposed concepts are bad faith, mala fides and perfidy...
, the mental and moral state of honesty