RUN YOUR BUSINESS UNDER A PRIVATE STRUCTURE YOU CONTROL.
For business owners, practitioners, and ministry leaders who are tired of asking permission to do the work they were built to do.
A Private Membership Association is a lawful way to move your work out of the public system and into a private structure you control. We have set up more than 460 of them. The call is free. The setup takes three to four weeks. Here is how it works.
"Wait… Is This Legal?"
Yes. Here is what it actually is.
The right to form a private association is in the First Amendment. It is the same right that allows churches, private clubs, and professional associations to operate under their own rules. A PMA applies that right to your business, and it has been available to you the whole time.
We have set up more than 460 of them across health, education, ministry, and business. Our clients still pay taxes. They still operate in good faith. What changes is the legal structure they operate under, and how the relationships between them and the people they serve are governed.
It is not a shortcut or a workaround. It is a lawful structure that most business owners never know exists.
Somewhere along the way, running a business turned into asking for permission.
You did not start your practice, your ministry, or your business to spend half your time managing compliance. You started it to do the work.
But somewhere along the way, the rules multiplied. A licensing board tells you how to practice. A regulatory body tells you what you can and cannot say. A local agency tells you what certifications you need before you can serve your own clients your own way.
Most people assume that is just how it works. A business is public, so public agencies get to set the rules. What almost nobody is ever told
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, IN PLAIN TERMS
When your business is a public LLC or corporation, it exists inside the public system. That means the rules of that system apply to it: licensing codes, regulatory requirements, agency oversight.
A Private Membership Association is different. It is formed under your constitutional right to associate freely. Instead of operating under public codes, your members agree to your private terms. Instead of asking a licensing board for permission, you extend an invitation to members who accept your terms.
Think of it this way. A public restaurant serves anyone who walks in and must follow every health code the county sets. A private club serves members who have agreed to its terms, and operates under a different set of rules.
Your PMA works the same way. Your clients become members. Your terms govern how you work together. The relationship between you and the people you serve changes. Your members have agreed to your private terms. That is a different legal and contractual footing than a public business operating under public codes.
Most of our clients set up what is called a Private Ministerial Association, which gives the broadest latitude. Other businesses and projects can operate underneath it, the way a DBA works under a parent company.
The forms a PMA can take:
- PMA: Private Membership Association
- PEA: Private Education Association
- PHA: Private Health Association
- FBO: Faith-Based Organization or Ministry
YOU'LL KNOW IF THIS IS YOU
A licensed health practitioner who wants to serve members under a private agreement, with terms that reflect how you actually work.
A health coach or wellness practitioner who wants a documented private structure for the member relationships you’re already building.
An educator or trainer who wants to teach what they know without being told what they are allowed to say or how they are allowed to say it.
A ministry or faith community that wants to serve its members according to its values without interference from agencies that do not share those values.
An entrepreneur or consultant who wants to build a business on their own terms, with real clients who have chosen to work with them privately.
If your first reaction to that list is "yes, that's exactly my situation," a PMA is worth a conversation.
WHAT A TYPICAL WEEK LOOKS LIKE ONCE YOUR BUSINESS IS OPERATING PRIVATELY.
You are not filling out renewal forms for a licensing board that has no business telling you how to do your job.
Clients who work with you have signed your membership agreement, not a public service contract. The relationship is private by design.
You are building something that runs under your terms, not theirs.
That does not mean zero responsibility. Your members still trust you to do what you say you will do. You still operate with integrity. A PMA does not change your ethics. It changes who gets to set the rules.
THREE STEPS TOOPERATING YOUR BUSINESS ON YOUR OWN TERMS
Step 1 - Book a Free
Discovery Call
We talk through what you do, where you feel the most exposure, and whether a PMA is the right fit for your situation. There is no obligation and no sales pitch. Just an honest conversation about whether this makes sense for you.
Step 2 - We Build
Your Structure
Once you decide to move forward, we prepare your full PMA: Articles of Association, Bylaws, Membership Terms, Membership Waiver, Certification of PMA, 508(c)(1)(a) setup, and an 18-document Starter Kit. We also walk you through getting your EIN and setting up your account. Most clients are fully set up in three to four weeks.
Step 3 - You Operate On
Your Own Terms
Serve your members online and in person under your private membership agreement, with our team and community behind you as long as you need it.
ONE SETUP FEE. EVERYTHING INCLUDED.​
The one-time fee is $2,500, and it covers the complete setup:
- Articles of Association
- Bylaws
- Membership Terms
- Membership Waiver
- Certification of PMA
- 508(c)(1)(a) setup
- PMA Starter Kit (18 documents)
That includes instructions for getting your EIN and bank account sorted, not just handing you paperwork and walking away.
After setup, you have unlimited text, email, and phone support, plus ongoing access to our private platform, community, and resources. The 460 businesses in our network were not all set up last month. We are still here for the ones we set up years ago.
WHAT MEMBERS SAY
More than 460 businesses are already operating in this network. Every one of them started with the same call you are looking at right now.
It was seamless. I followed all your guys' steps. You had all the details laid out. I just did one, two, three, all — very organized.
Before this, I didn't even know what a PMA was. Now I'm running my business privately, helping my clients, and sleeping better than I have in years.
This is the community I've been searching for. They walk with you, they educate you, and they empower you. No fluff — just real solutions.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Private Membership Association, or Private Ministerial Association. Both refer to a private association formed under the constitutional right to associate freely.
Most can. On the discovery call we look at your specific situation and walk through which licenses may still apply in your case, and how to make the transition where it makes sense.
Three to four weeks from start to having your documents, EIN, and bank account in place.
A one-time fee of $2,500, which covers everything listed above plus ongoing support.
Yes, a PMA can operate online. You put your membership terms on your website, and visitors who want to work with you become members under those terms.
Your business or practice, and one trusted person (a spouse, family member, or close friend) to serve as a co-trustee.
Requirements vary by county. We will point you to what applies in your location.
A PMA itself can’t be sold since it’s not owned in the traditional sense, there’s nothing to transfer ownership of. But the good news is the association absolutely can live on! You can step back and bring in new leadership by assigning new directors and administrators, so the association continues beyond any one person.
When you’re ready to make that transition, we’re here to walk you through it and help with all the documentation.
THE RIGHT TO OPERATE PRIVATELY ALREADY BELONGS TO YOU.
Most business owners spend years inside a public system they never chose consciously. The licensing board, the regulatory agency, the compliance calendar. Most business owners never knew there was another way to structure things. Operating publicly is the default. It’s not that it’s the only option, but because nobody explained the alternative.
A private structure does not make the rules disappear. It changes who gets to make them for your business. And it is a lawful option that has been available the whole time.
The discovery call is free. It is thirty minutes. If it turns out a PMA is not the right move for your situation, we will tell you that. If it is, you will know exactly what the next step looks like.