The North Central Chapter of the West Virginia Entrepreneurs Forum will focus on commitment to sound financial principles when it meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at the National Research Center for Coal and Energy on West Virginia University’s Evansdale Campus.

Danny Aderholt, president and founder of Century Equities Inc. of Wheeling, will speak on Sound Financials and Solid Commitmentthe Elements of Successful Startups. Aderholt has more than 20 years of experience in investing in startups, high technology, manufacturing and numerous successful real estate partnerships.

Century Equities, a venture capital/investment firm, was formed in 1984 by Danny C. Aderholt, George S. Weaver Jr. and Stuart F. Bloch primarily for the purpose of structuring real estate investment opportunities. Weaver and Bloch are principals in Hazlett, Burt&Watson Inc., a full-service regional brokerage firm. Hazlett, Burt has a 115-year history and is a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange. Century Equities was originally formed to provide this old-line firm with private placement products to meet the needs of its conservative clientele.

Over time, Aderholt acquired total ownership of Century Equities and broadened its range of capabilities by offering its regional clientele investment banking services in the areas of acquisition, financing and capital formation while continuing to structure sound real estate investments for its partners/clients.

The North Central Chapter WVEF meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are free and open to the public. Monthly programs include networking with a variety of business professionals.

Additional information, including meeting location, can be obtained by viewing the WVEF website at http://www.wvef.org or by calling Jamie Antonini at 304-292-3311 at the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce. To obtain future meeting announcements via e-mail, individuals may register on the”contact us”page on the WVEF website.

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