Sharjah Media City (Shams)

Launched in February 2017. Sharjah Media City (Shams) is a world-class Free-Zone that serves as hub for innovation, providing unique services that assists those wishing to set-up and launch their businesses with specialized facilities for the creative and media industries.

We thrive at the crossroads of creativity and commerce, nurturing an ecosystem for creative & media businesses. Our mission is to make creative entrepreneurship accessible to all aspiring startups, SMEs and established companies striving to grow their business both locally and globally.

As a creative forward thinking community, we aim to inspire and shape our world, unlocking various successful milestones both individually and as a collective, by serving as a unique and respected facilitator for creative and media businesses to grow and thrive, with the provision of a wide range of business activities that helps individuals kick-off their entrepreneurial journey.

This is where clever minds turn concepts into viable business models. Collaborate to cross-pollinate your thinking, deliver game-changing innovation, and capture the best talent, the brightest opportunities, and your own slice of the market. We've made setting up at Shams quick, affordable and easy – get your business license and documentation done in days, without even having to be present in the UAE to get incorporated. Collaborate. Create. Capture