Membership will be limited to 100 members. All members must be an owner, partner, shareholder or franchisee of privately owned businesses (i.e. Corporations, sole proprietorships and franchises with no public stock offerings). The Private Business Association of Seminole, Inc. (PBAS) is a non-partisan organization.

Membership applications will be approved through the Membership Committee and the Executive Committee.

Membership is by invitation only, and a member in good standing must sponsor the applicant. Application forms must be accompanied by an initial fee of $100. If paying by check, make check payable to Private Business Association of Seminole.

Members will be billed $250.00 every six months with payments due in January and July. This fee includes breakfast served at the meetings. Meeting fees and dues will be prorated for new members. These fees are in addition to the initial $100.00 fee.

It is the intent of PBAS that membership not be overly influenced by any single profession. Therefore, membership will be limited in the various professions.

We encourage members to invite guests (potential members). Guests may attend no more than two meetings without making a commitment to becoming a member. The guest fee is $20.00.

Elected officials representing Seminole County and the cities within are invited to attend all functions as invited guests. Elected officials may become members if they meet the requirements of membership. An elected official cannot serve as President of the Organization.

Elected officials and/or candidate running for an elected position (from time campaign account opened) will not be considered for membership. However, if a current member chooses to become a candidate for an elected position, he/she may retain his/her membership.