George Washington\u2019s entrepreneurial skills will be the focus of the Lovettsville Historical Society\u2019s next lecture.<\/p>\n
University of Virginia History Professor Edward G. Lengel will present \u201cFirst Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His\u2014and the Nation\u2019s \u2014 Prosperity\u201d at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, at St. James United Church of Christ.<\/p>\n
Using Washington\u2019s extensive, but often overlooked financial papers, Lengel will highlight the effective side of Washington\u2019s personality to show how the general used his talents as a businessman and manager\u2014extending them for the benefit of the new nation.<\/p>\n
Washington was a self-educated man, who managed to build not only his Mount Vernon estate into a huge multi-tiered enterprise, but carefully harnessed meager resources in support of the colony\u2019s push for independence and to establish a sound economic footing for the new nation.<\/p>\n
Following Washington\u2019s train of thought, Engel described the economic work involved in melding 13 separate colonies into one entity, and establishing a national bank\u2014in collaboration with Alexander Hamilton. His focus on core economic principles of probity, transparency, careful management and calculated boldness remain instructive examples for today\u2019s business leaders and investors, according to Engel.<\/p>\n
Engel has written several books on America\u2019s first president and is editor of The Papers of George Washington. The program is free, but donations are welcome to offset expenses.<\/p>\n
St. James United Church of Christ is located at 10 E. Broad Way.<\/p>\n
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For more information, call \u2028Edward Spannaus at 540-822-9194, or 703-727-9758.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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