On Emirati Women’s Day, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ) is celebrating business women and female entrepreneurs who are leading the UAE’s economy with a limited-time package to set up their ventures in one of the UAE’s fastest-growing free zones that promotes businesses and start-ups across publishing, creative industries and allied businesses.
In line with the occasion’s theme for the year, ‘We Collaborate for Tomorrow’, SPCFZ, is uniting its efforts along with several other national initiatives, particularly within the UAE’s and Sharjah’s SME sector, to support not just local women but female entrepreneurs from every part of the world to make their dreams a reality in the business-friendly environment of Sharjah.
The exclusive package from SPCFZ includes a discounted price of Dhs5,999, along with a comprehensive list of services and benefits that will pave the way for a seamless entrepreneurial journey.
Aspiring business owners, especially those in the publishing, creative sectors, and allied industries, can avail unique solutions tailored to their needs in the world’s first-of-its-kind free zone.
With a successful track record of issuing business licences in less than 45 minutes, SPCFZ has earned the reputation of being the fastest free zone, and offers business owners the flexibility to integrate up to three choices from an exhaustive list of 1,500 business activities.
Those who avail the package will be offered personalised corporate banking support, company stamp issuance, and more.
The initiative’s significance has been underscored by Mansour Al Hassani, Director of Publisher Services at the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) and Acting Director of SPCFZ. “Emirati Women’s Day stands as a powerful testament to the indelible contributions made by women to both our societal fabric and economic landscape. At SPCFZ, we aspire to empower women and equip them with the resources necessary for unparalleled success in the business world”.
“We encourage both aspiring and established female owned and led businesses and startups to make the most of this limited-period opportunity, and experience exponential growth and commercial success in one of the UAE’s most economically diverse and fastest-growing emirate,” he added.
As a frontrunner in promoting Sharjah’s status as a global hub for the creative and knowledge sectors, SPC Free Zone is committed to providing unparalleled opportunities for regional market expansion and global impact.
Entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can get their UAE business license in just 45 minutes from the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone), the world’s first publishing free zone.
The free zone offers a wide range licenses for 1,500 business activities to choose from. But if you’re in the publishing or other related business, you can get your UAE business license in less than an hour.
Your UAE business license will cost you AED14,500 at the publishing city free zone.
The publishing city free zone announced a discounted limited-time package to facilitate registration of aspiring entrepreneurs. It provides those in the sector with the opportunity to join the largest publishing ecosystem in the region.
This package also includes the processing of essential documents such as Memorandum of Association (MOA), free zone lease agreements, share certificates, incorporation certificates and business activity certificates.
Additionally, it covers administrative processes such as e-channel registration, establishment card issuance and UAE residency in less than five days, as well as Emirates ID typing.
SEOUL, 19th June, 2023 (WAM) — Sharjah Publishing City (SPC) has concluded a successful participation in the 65th Seoul International Book Fair, igniting the interest of leading industry players from South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia France and Italy who are looking to access growth markets in the UAE, Middle East, and beyond.
During a series of meetings with SPC Free Zone’s officials, leading company representatives from these countries gained valuable insights into the wide range of world-class services and advanced administrative, legal, financial and logistical infrastructure they can benefit from at the free zone during company formation.
The meeting’s attendees learned about SPC Free Zone’s specific strategies that are designed to deliver efficiency. These include the issuances of business licences and investor & residency visas in less than 45 minutes, availability of over 1,500 business activities, priority banking services, fully fitted office spaces, the region’s only print-on-demand facility within its premises, and more. Other advantages and business incentives include unparalled location at the centre of the world and global connectivity via sea, air and land; uninterrupted access to growth markets; security; local access to skilled and qualified personnel; 100% company ownership and profit repatriation; and a forward-looking ecosystem for accelerated growth.
SPC Free Zone reiterated to the meetings’ attendees how it has stayed committed to bringing people, process and technology seamlessly together to create an agile foundation for every publishing and creative industry player in the UAE, following Sharjah’s cultural leadership in the region and the world.
Mansour Al Hassani, Director of Publisher’s Services at the Sharjah Book Authority and Acting Director of SPC Free Zone, said: “Prestigious international events like the Seoul International Book Fair, and Sharjah’s prominent participation as Guest of Honour, offer us an invaluable opportunity to turn global attention to the unparalleled growth infrastructure, seamless services and ease of doing business SPC Free Zone members can benefit from. At this event, we sparked exceptional business interest, particularly from Asian and European nations”.
“SPC Free Zone empowers publishing and creative sector players to take a leap forward in terms of both volumes and quality of content they are directing towards customers. We look forward to bringing more ambitious and talented industry players into our customer-focused environment, thereby boosting Sharjah’s and the UAE’s appeal for attracting the best and most diverse talent pool found anywhere in the world,” he added.
The Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) is offering entrepreneurs in the country the opportunity to obtain a permit to start a new business in as little as 45 minutes, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
The Free Zone offers a wide range of 2000 business activities to choose from.
Aspiring business owners, especially in publishing, creative and related industries, can take advantage of unique solutions tailored to their needs in the world’s first publishing free zone.
For just Dh14,500, newcomers to the free zone will receive a 45-minute business license, an investor visa and the flexibility to combine up to three activities for the 1,500 businesses in the free zone.
To further support aspiring entrepreneurs, the SPC Free Zone has launched a limited-time package that reduces licensing and business setup costs, offering business owners a strategic opportunity to join the largest publishing ecosystem in the region.
The package also includes the processing of essential documents such as the Memorandum of Association (MOA), Free Zone Lease Agreement, share certificates, certificate of incorporation and certificate of business activity.
Additionally, the package covers administrative processes such as e-channel registration, business license issuance and UAE residency in less than five days, as well as UAE ID typing.
SHARJAH, 26th May, 2023 (WAM) – The Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) has secured over ten promising partnerships with esteemed Arab and international publishers.
The entities from Sweden, Egypt, and Algeria have elected to establish branches of their publishing houses in the emirate of Sharjah, to benefit from its comprehensive services and ecosystem that cater to investors in the publishing and creative industries, enabling them to access global markets.
Participating under the Sharjah Book Authority pavilion, at the 32nd edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), SPCFZ held a series of meetings with more than 50 publishers from around the globe interested in opening branches in Sharjah, and highlighted the emirate’s efforts and facilities designed to support the publishing and creative industries.
SPCFZ has more than 2,000 companies from 60 countries operating in the free zone, creating a vast network while offering a wide range of services beneficial to publishers to operate and conduct their business with ease.
It also highlighted its services such as translation, distribution, and book promotion, as well as printing, shipping and facilitating commercial licences.
The free zone also underscored its initiatives and endeavours in advancing the book and knowledge sector. By fostering an environment conducive to a wide array of publishing, printing, and aligned enterprises, this pioneering free zone aims to provide a fertile ground for the establishment, expansion, and exploration of new markets, propelling the global publishing industry to even greater heights.
The visitors were presented with a comprehensive introduction to the many benefits of joining SPCFZ, including highly competitive rental rates, cutting-edge shipping services, and state-of-the-art office spaces equipped with the latest technologies.
Mansour Al Hassani, Director of Publisher Services at SBA, and Acting Director of SPCFZ, said, “SPCFZ’s active engagement in local and international exhibitions forms a pivotal component of our overarching strategy, aimed at amplifying awareness of the emirate’s visionary aspirations. Through these platforms, we showcase the many appealing services, facilities, opportunities, and workspaces that Sharjah provides, attracting a great number of publishers and investors within the creative and knowledge industries.”
Expanding on the role SPCFZ plays in the emirate, Al Hassani stated, “Our commitment is to promote Sharjah’s esteemed status and vital role as a global hub that supports and stimulates the book industry. By hosting major regional and international institutions, and establishing a comprehensive creative environment that contributes to achieving sustainable advancement, it opens up opportunities for publishers to expand to markets in the region and make an impact on the global market.”
Since its establishment in 2017, SPCFZ has achieved numerous accomplishments in hosting companies and institutions operating in the publishing, printing, distribution, and book manufacturing sectors.
It provides these companies and institutions with an investment-friendly environment and world-class infrastructure, ensuring them multiple competitive advantages and effective services to support and facilitate their access to global markets.
SHARJAH, 28th October, 2022 (WAM) — With its strategic location in the heart of Sharjah that offers easy access to trade links across the wider MENA region, the Sharjah Publishing City (SPC) Free Zone, under Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has been empowering entrepreneurs and investors in the creative sector with a suite of flexible, convenient, and competitive solutions to accelerate their businesses.
SPC Free Zone, the world’s first printing and publishing free zone, has successfully capitalised on the unique strengths of Sharjah’s diversified economy, its strategic geographic location at the crossroads of three continents, and international status as a cultural and economic hub to provide a comprehensive business ecosystem with extensive support initiatives to enable businesses in the publishing, printing, and allied sectors to grow and thrive.
The mix of modern infrastructure facilities at SPC Free Zone including co-working, retail, storage, and commercial offices, and the streamlined business set-up processes and offerings under Sharjah’s globally recognised business-friendly regulatory environment, offer investors an ideal business set-up platform to access lucrative markets in the region and beyond.
Businesses from around the world can leverage the state-of-the-art free zone’s unique offerings and benefit from the growth-focused mindset and preferential investment climate in Sharjah. Among the key factors that continue to draw aspiring entrepreneurs into the SPC Free Zone’s enabling ecosystem are the inherent benefits for investors stemming from its presence in the versatile and agile business environment of Sharjah.
Strategic location
With coastlines both on the eastern and western borders of the UAE, an expanding network of destinations served by an international airport, and with three seaports, Sharjah is the perfect gateway to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and other international markets. In addition, Sharjah shares borders with all other emirates in the UAE enabling businesses based in Sharjah to reach more than 10 million potential customers residing in the country.
Diverse cultural agenda
As the cultural capital of the UAE and home to major international cultural events, Sharjah offers the publishing sector unique opportunities to network, expand their businesses, and connect with customers through major cultural events organised throughout the year such as the annual Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) – recognised as the largest event of its kind globally in 2021 in terms of buying and selling copyrights and one of the top three book fairs in the world; Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF); SIBF Publishers Conference; Sharjah Book Sellers Conference; and many more.
Ease of business setup
In Sharjah’s modern investment environment, investors can get pre-approvals and formalise a business registration within 45 minutes. All the mandatory steps in the business setup processes are streamlined to speed up the establishment of companies, and investors can complete all formalities to start operations in just five days, enabling them to dedicate more time and efforts to expand their reach regionally and internationally.
Unique services
Since its inception in 2017, SPC Free Zone has attracted significant players and businesses across the creative sector. It has created a unified platform for publishers to complete all translation, publishing, and distribution activities and provides world-class services and advanced infrastructure to assist publishers including storage, logistics, and printing. The launch of Lightning Source Sharjah, the first-of-its-kind large-scale print-on-demand service in the region, offers stakeholders at SPC Free Zone significant opportunities to expand access to books and content, and reach the Asian and African markets quicker and at lower costs.
Smart, simple solutions
While enjoying 100 percent ownership and 0 percent income or corporate tax, investors at SPC Free Zone can choose from a host of cost-effective 1,500+ business activities to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. The tailored solutions further enable investors to combine up to five activities and receive up to 100 visas on one license. Under the flexible package solutions, a 10-year trade license or dual license to operate in the mainland, are available for investors with varied business needs.
Salim Omar Salim, Executive Director of SBA, said, “We are committed to providing strategic opportunities, unique facilities and services, and world-class innovations to enable the publishing sector in the region to accelerate their entrepreneurial ambitions. At SPC Free Zone, our value proposition builds on the strengths of Sharjah’s huge natural and geographic advantage, its proximity to large regional economies, a stable and regulatory environment to support them in the long run, and the presence of a large pool of talent to accelerate sustainable growth in the cultural and creative sectors.”
Sharjah 24: The Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ), the world’s first printing and publishing free zone, is scaling up efforts to create a nurturing environment for a broad spectrum of publishing, printing, and allied businesses to set up, grow and reach new markets, and contribute to the booming global publishing industry.
The range of affordable solutions for business setup needs at SPCFZ’s integrated ecosystem enables publishers to set up their businesses in just one day in Sharjah’s high-growth and promising investment environment. A range of cost-effective and value-added services are also fuelling the entrepreneurial aspirations of publishers and facilitating their access to global markets. These services save time, are convenient, enhance communication with industry experts, and help publishers focus on growing their businesses.
By choosing a specialised publishing setup package starting from AED 6,875, publishers can benefit from the following services: Consultancy services: Depending on the primary activity and current and future plans of the business, SPCFZ guides investors in deciding the structure that best suits the organisation. Investors can get pre-approvals, formalise registration of the business, and get the Business License within 45 minutes.
Drafting services: SPCFZ provides drafting services for vital legal documents that are crucial for the formation of any business including Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Lease Agreements. Document services: Investors at SPCFZ will be provided with essential documents on finalising the process of company formation. These include Share Certificate, Certificate of Formation, and Business Activity Certificate. Visa Services: SPCFZ offers multiple options that help publishers choose the right residency visa for their business needs. It also speeds up the visa issuance process for investors through a branch of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, port security in the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone.
Other Services: Under the publishing package, investors can nominate up to 5 licensed activities from different categories under one trade license without any additional fees, and the publisher can also register as a member of the Emirates Publishers Association under the agreement of understanding between the free zone and the association.
Salim Omar Salim, Director of SPCFZ, said: “The value-added services under the free zone’s Publishing Package aim to fulfil the unique needs of each investor, whether they are just starting out in the business or looking to expand their operations. Apart from the wide range of benefits accruing to all investors in a free zone, the additional services further enhance the supportive environment at the free zone and take forward our commitment to creating an inclusive ecosystem for regional and international publishers.”
The Sharjah Publishing CityFree Zone (SPCFZ) has spotlighted the array of world-class services and unparalleled business incentives it has designed for global players seeking to foray into regional markets, in publishing, creative and other industries at the 31st edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which runs until May 29 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
SPCFZ has also taken the opportunity to showcase the comprehensive amenities companies operating in the free zone provide, which new entrants can benefit from. These include shipping and logistics, translations, distribution to name a few.
Salim Omar Salim, Director of SPC Free Zone, said: “Our participation in Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is aimed at informing participants and guests from the UAE, the region and around the world about our services and incentives, as well as educate them about ways in which they can leverage these benefits to establish and grow their regional presence out of Sharjah”.
“We have been in several networking meetings with participating publishers, and have discussed the promising opportunities they can transform into successful business results by utilising SPCFZ’s advanced infrastructure in addition to key services to companies from 106 countries that operate in the free zone,” he added.
Leveraging Sharjah’s strategic location between east and west, SPC Free Zone has been playing a key role in bringing publishers from either sides of the world closer, propelling the entry and expansion of industry players into the Gulf, Middle East and North Africa regions. It offers businesses an advantageous free-zone business environment with numerous benefits including 100 percent foreign ownership, best-in-class infrastructure replete with fully-equipped office spaces, and comprehensive allied services like printing, licensing and distribution.
Sharjah24 : The Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ) has spotlighted the array of world-class services and unparalleled business incentives it has designed for global players seeking to foray into regional markets, in publishing, creative and other industries at the 31st edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which runs until May 29 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
SPCFZ has also taken the opportunity to showcase the comprehensive amenities companies operating in the free zone provide, which new entrants can benefit from. These include shipping and logistics, translations, distribution to name a few.
Salim Omar Salim, Director of SPC Free Zone, said: “Our participation in Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is aimed at informing participants and guests from the UAE, the region and around the world about our services and incentives, as well as educate them about ways in which they can leverage these benefits to establish and grow their regional presence out of Sharjah”.
“We have been in several networking meetings with participating publishers, and have discussed the promising opportunities they can transform into successful business results by utilising SPCFZ’s advanced infrastructure in addition to key services to companies from 106 countries that operate in the free zone,” he added.
Leveraging Sharjah’s strategic location between east and west, SPC Free Zone has been playing a key role in bringing publishers from either sides of the world closer, propelling the entry and expansion of industry players into the Gulf, Middle East and North Africa regions. It offers businesses an advantageous free-zone business environment with numerous benefits including 100 percent foreign ownership, best-in-class infrastructure replete with fully-equipped office spaces, and comprehensive allied services like printing, licensing and distribution.
Sharjah Book Authority welcomed delegation headed by Oman’s Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth at the SBA Pavilion
Press Release March 7, 2022
Muscat: As part of its mission to reinforce Sharjah’s cultural ties with the region and the wider Arab world, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) participated in the 26th Muscat International Book Fair, where 715 publishers from 27 countries exhibited their publications.
At the SBA pavilion, visitors and guests of the book fair were introduced to Sharjah’s cultural project, and to the ongoing efforts of SBA in enriching the publishing industry through innovative initiatives and hosting of international events including the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) and Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF). SBA also showcased the facilities and extensive range of business support services offered by the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone), and the vital support offered to publishers, translators, and content creators by the Sharjah International Literary Agency (SILA).
During the book fair, HE Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, Chairman of SBA, received His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth in Oman, and a delegation of high ranking Omani officials and cultural figures to the SBA pavilion. The SBA Chairman presented the Minister with a copy of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah’s newly published ‘The History of Al Ya’ariba in Oman’ and ‘Friendship and Trade Treaty between the King of Portugal and the Sultan of Zanzibar in 1879 AD’’.
The Omani Minister lauded the keen interest and efforts of the Ruler of Sharjah in documenting the history of the region to preserve it for the benefit of future generations.
During the book fair, HE Al Ameri also met with HE Sayyid Said bin Sultan al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, to discuss cooperation opportunities to support the publishing industry and draw attention to the outstanding literary output of the two countries at international events and exhibitions.
Commenting on SBA’s participation at the book fair, Al Ameri said: “SBA’s participation in Muscat International Book Fair stems from the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to build cultural bridges between nations and takes forward SBA’s agenda of celebrating book fairs at the local and international levels in support of creatives and publishers.”
The SBA Chairman added: “Through its regional and international participation, SBA is keen on spotlighting the strengths of the Emirati cultural scene and introduce visitors, publishers, and dignitaries at book fairs to Sharjah’s cultural project and its efforts in enhancing the publishing sector in the region. Our participation also aims to instill and promote the culture of reading, which is a cornerstone of building knowledge-based communities.”
During the international event, the SBA Chairman met with several directors of book fairs across the Arab region. He introduced them to the various cultural events and initiatives organised locally and regionally by the Authority, and briefed them on the ongoing efforts to boost Emirati and Arab literature at the international level in a bid to build cultural bridges around the world.
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