SHAMS company setup
Sharjah Media City brings a media and creative business community together with licensing and administrative support.
- Emirate
- Sharjah
- Business environment
- Media and creative businesses
- Workspace planning
- Work facilities and creative infrastructure
Get to know SHAMS.
SHAMS describes its role as a free zone for media and creativity, supporting entrepreneurs, startups, companies and freelancers. Start by explaining the content, creative services or other activities you intend to deliver, then review the available licence and work-facility route.
Plan your setup in SHAMS
- Define the creative work
- Specify whether the company will produce content, provide services or carry out other activities.
- Plan the workspace
- Review the work facilities and any production-space requirements with the proposed licence.
- Consider your team
- Include shareholders, proposed staff and residency needs when discussing the complete setup.
A clear path from
idea to application.
We help you connect the decisions, documents and practical steps involved in starting your company.
Tell us what you are building
Share your activity, ownership, workspace and team plans.
Review the setup route
Discuss the relevant authority, activity selection and application requirements.
Understand the proposal
Review the scope, facilities, costs and ongoing items together.
Prepare the next steps
Coordinate your documents and application with a clear point of contact.
Your questions,
answered.
How do I decide whether SHAMS fits my business?
Start with the activity you intend to carry out, the facilities you need and your staffing plans. We can help compare those requirements with the authority’s available setup route.
What should my setup proposal include?
Ask for the licence, registration support, workspace, residency requirements and any additional services to be identified. Review renewal and other ongoing items alongside the initial setup costs.
Can Positive Zone help after company formation?
Our services include PRO support, visa assistance, accounting and bookkeeping, business bank account assistance and legal services. Discuss the support your company needs as part of your enquiry.
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Sharjah mainlandTalk to our team
We guide clients in the Dubai area through the start-up procedure of their company by providing them with a clear and accurate picture of how to start their business. We’re in a position to make this as easy as possible.
Office Number - 306, White Crown Building, Trade Center 1 - Sheikh Zayed Rd - Dubai, UAE
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