Shams company setup in Sharjah
Sharjah Media City, built for creative and media businesses, with the portfolio site and brand that get you commissioned.
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Creative businesses are hired on evidence, not claims
A commissioning editor or marketing lead decides in the first minute, from the work itself.
Work scattered across social
Everything lives on Instagram and nothing is searchable, so past projects disappear.
No clear offer
Visitors cannot tell what you sell, how you price or how a project starts.
Nothing that converts
Plenty of followers, no enquiry route, no tracking, no pipeline.
Sharjah Media City, known as Shams, was launched in 2017 by Emiri decree and is dedicated to media and creative business. It describes itself as a digitally born authority supporting startups, small companies, established firms and freelancers, on a site of more than two million square metres at Al Messaned in Sharjah.
The people who set up here are usually selling their own craft, so the website is the product demonstration. It has to show the work with the brief and the outcome, name the services plainly, and make starting a project obvious.
We build creators and agencies a portfolio led site with a content system they can run themselves, because in this business new work appears every week and nobody should have to ask a developer to publish it.
A clear process from brief to launch, with your approval at every stage.
We check your activity list, visa count and office need against the zone, and send the full cost in writing before you commit.
01We prepare the application, name reservation and documents, follow the file through the authority, then handle visas and the bank introduction.
02With the licence issued, the same team builds the brand, website and first campaigns, so customers can find you.
03Accelerate your launch
Common Shams projects
Tell us what you make and who commissions it, and we will scope a site that sells the craft.
Company formation- Shams licence
- Freelance route
- Residence visas→
- Bank account introduction→
- Portfolio website→
- Brand identity→
- Content system your team runs→
- Social and search
The accounts we set up with the licence
All registered to your company, not to us.
Get setup costs
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Work we have delivered for companies with the same problem
→ A WooCommerce store built around a fast gifting checkout
The Gorgeous Flower · Retail · Online store
→ A conference app that replaced printed programmes and email chains
Meecon · Events · Mobile app
→ An online store for a sustainable clothing label
EgoSustainable · Retail · Online store
→ A booking platform for 100+ screens across 16 cinema venues
Star Cinemas · Entertainment · Web appWhy Sharjah companies choose Codeeo for Shams company setup
We work with the zone, not around it
We deal directly with the authority and its partner channel, so you get the real requirement list rather than a guess.
One fixed price in writing
Licence, visas and any office cost are quoted before you pay anything, with no obligation to proceed.
Trading, not just licensed
Brand, bilingual website, business email and first campaigns are ready when the licence lands.
Everything in your name
Licence, domain, hosting, logins and code are registered to your company and handed to you.
Set up with Shams
and show the work →
Send the brief and get a fixed written quote.
Get setup costs →Questions founders ask us
When was Shams established?
Sharjah Media City was launched in 2017 by Emiri decree, and is dedicated to media and creative businesses.
Is Shams suitable for freelancers?
It supports startups, small and larger companies and freelancers. The right licence and permit route depends on your activity, which we confirm with the authority for your case.
What should a creative portfolio include?
For each project: the brief, your role, the work itself and what happened afterwards. That context is what turns a gallery into evidence.
Can I update the portfolio myself?
Yes. Projects are a content type your team edits, with training and a recorded walkthrough at handover.
Do you help with the enquiry side too?
Yes, with a short enquiry route, tracking on every message, and optional search and social work on a monthly basis.
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