- Car repair/service
- Hairdressing and hairstyling
- Pet grooming and pet sitting
- Massage therapy
- Retail sales from home
- We’ve recently streamlined processes, so they’re easier than ever. You can get approved within 60 days.
- Moving your HBB from another installation? If you were approved there, the process is even easier!
- New Army guidance directs installations to “find a way to say yes” to HBB owners – so we’re prepared to make this easy for you.
- Official on-post offerings from AAFES, the Commissary and MWR no longer consider HBBs competition, and you don’t have to gain their approval.
- Operating an HBB from your quarters without approval can violate policy and get you in trouble.
- Application - Obtain the HBB Application from your local ACS office.
- Army in Europe Regulation 210-70
- ACS Authorization Release Form
- Host Nation Trade Offices List
- Certificate of Understanding Form
- Business Registration Form- German
- Business Registration Form- English
- Food HBB Application Form
- Public Health HBB Approval Flow Chart
- FAQ Home Based Business
- AD Sample Memo
Home Based Businesses (HBBs) are an important contributor to Army Family quality of life – new changes to procedures makes it easier and quicker gain approval to operate an on-post HBB.
HBBs allow Families to work from their Army quarters, developing rewarding careers that follow them through PCS moves. The wide span of HBBs operated by Army Families includes:
HBB owners need to obtain approval from the garrison commander or senior commander. We’ve recently streamlined the process to make it quicker and easier.
Home Based Business approval is quick and easy!
The Army’s new standardized HBB application template streamlines the approval process. Of course, installations are still required to adhere to local and state laws and regulations regarding home business operations, so check into those, too.
Here’s the process:
Step 1: Obtain the HBB Application. Visit your Family and MWR representative or go online to download your HBB application and any required additional forms.
Step 2: Complete the Application. This includes visiting and obtaining approval from installation agencies like the housing office and community housing manager. The application should identify the agencies, but ask your Family and MWR representative if you have questions. If you need any additional documentation (like licensing or certifications), get that, too.
Step 3: Turn in the Application: Once you’ve completed your paperwork, submit the application to your Family and MWR representative. Keep a copy of the completed application for your own records.
Within 60 days, you should get notification of approval. Simple!
Get approved now!
If you operate an HBB on post and aren’t yet approved, now’s the time to get official.
Don’t delay. Get your Home Based Business registered today by contacting DFMWR!
USAG Bavaria Home Based Businesses (HBBs)
HBBs are an important contributor to Army Family quality of life. To become an HBB in the USAG Bavaria community, start with an application form and review the European policy and procedures below:
To learn more, register for the HBB class offered by Army Community Service on Mondays from 1-2:30 p.m. in-person on Rose Barracks and virtually at all other locations.
The class is open to Military personnel, DOD civilian employees and their family members interested in providing goods and services to other U.S. forces members and affiliates.
Contact your local ACS Office for more information.
