IHBO Events

Iwakuni Home-based Business Organization Upcoming Events:

If you have any questions, send an email to ihbomembership@gmail.com or join our Facebook page.

Learn more about the IHBO by clicking the "About" link above.

December 5 2016
IHBO Monthly Meeting
6-7 p.m. Monday, Dec 5 at the MCAS Iwakuni Building 1209's community room (north side.) This meeting is a networking opportunity. Home Business Expo vendors are requested to attend to give feedback on the spring Expo, and plan for the fall Expo.

January 10, 2017
IHBO Monthly Meeting
6-7 p.m. Tuesday, January 10 at the MCAS Iwakuni Building 1209's community room (north side). This meeting is a networking opportunity. Business Expo vendors are REQUIRED to attend to register for the Home Business Expo  in November.

February 2017
IHBO Monthly Meeting
6-7 p.m. Date TBD at the MCAS Iwakuni Building 1209's community room (north side). This meeting is a networking opportunity. Business Expo vendors are REQUIRED to attend so that information about the Expo can be passed.


March 18, 2017
Home Business Expo
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 18 in Club Iwakuni's Ballroom. Setup begins at 7:30 a.m.

April 2017
IHBO Monthly Meeting
6-7 p.m. Date TBD at the MCAS Iwakuni Building 1209's community room (north side). This meeting is a networking opportunity. Home Business Expo vendors are requested to attend to give feedback on the Spring Expo, and plan for the Fall Expo.


Home Business Expo Vendor Information

The IHBO hosts two Home Business Expos (formerly Craft and Information Fairs) aboard MCAS Iwakuni annually, usually in March/April and October/November. We are proud to say that the Home Business Expo has grown and since the Spring 2015 Expo our venue: The Club Iwakuni Ballroom, which can accommodate up to 50 vendors (before we were limited to 25).

Who Can Be a Vendor?

Vendors may include anyone attached to MCAS Iwakuni with permission (registered with the Station Judge Advocate’s office and possessing an approval letter) to sell their products and services on base. These are home business owners and crafters with a current and valid approval letter from the base's Station Judge Advocate's office. Approval is free. You can read more about it here.

Per base regulations, no food can be sold at the event. There cannot be any open flames and there are a limited number of vendor table spaces with access to electricity. Additionally, all products and services must be in accordance with base regulations (for example, no body piercing.)

Table Fee and Amenities

Vendors will have a 6-foot long table with a tablecloth, and a chair. The fee is $30 per table, and all proceeds will go toward renting the venue, as well as advertising the event in the community. Vendors must fill out an application, located on our Facebook group page, in the Files section. There are 50 vendor table spaces available and they will be given to vendors on a first-paid, first-served basis, starting at the informational meeting, usually held two months prior to the event (see calendar above).

Vendor Requirements

Vendors with only one SJA-registered business may only have one table. Vendors with two or more registered businesses may have up to two tables, with a maximum of two tables per individual. Two vendors are welcome to share a table, but each vendor will pay the $30 table fee (the fee cannot be split by vendors because the fee also covers advertising expenses, which all vendors benefit from.) Vendors should not bring their children to the Expo to sit with them; nursing babies in arms only. If table spaces remain after the meeting, potential vendors may request an application by sending an email to ihbomembership (at) gmail (dot) com. After the application deadline (usually two weeks before the expo), vendors can no longer cancel and receive a refund of their table fee. They may find a qualified vendor to take over their table space, but must notify expo organizers of the change.

Table Locations

Vendors will not get to select their table location; the Expo planners will assign tables once all vendors are registered, keeping competitors and electricity requests in mind. Requests can be made on the Expo application form. The entire ballroom is well lit and the layout of the room allows for attendees to navigate the entire room of vendors easily.

Multiple Representatives for the Same Company

Only one representative from each company (such as Mary Kay, Tupperware, Thirty-one, etc.) can initially register for the Expo. If there are tables remaining after the initial registration meeting, then up to three representatives from the same company may participate. If there are more than three representative from the same company at the Expo meeting, representatives will be selected at the registration meeting through a lottery process managed by the Expo planners.

Additional details are up to the Expo planners’ discretion.

Additional Details

Additional details will be given to vendors at the meetings listed in the above calendar. If you are interested in becoming a vendor, the IHBO invites you to join our Facebook group, Iwakuni Business Owners, if you have not already.

The IHBO is a non-federal entity. It is not part of the department of defense or any of its components and has no governmental status.