Business Councils in Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Throughout the year, Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry central goal has been to serve its members from companies, institutions, businessmen and businesswomen by offering a wide spectrum of services that achieve the chamber’s strategic objectives.

In the field of international relations, the Chamber offers a variety of services designed to facilitate the internationalization of local companies who aspire to be on the international market by supporting them to develop their trade relations.

Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry recognize the importance role the business councils play in the economic aspect, which translated in dedicated a team in the International Relations Department in the Chamber that focused on business councils and common committees to ensure the facilitating the best services to them, this was strengthened by the issuance of the law for establishing business councils and the regulations which brings mutual benefit and sustainable economic development.

Business Council:

The business councils (BC) formulate by a group of individuals who own businesses and represent professional companies and institutions that hold a same nationality and represent the business sectors in the United Arab Emirates.

Business councils are a voluntary association with legal personality, financial and administrative independence, not aiming to achieve profit or personal benefit, nor is it a governmental or political association, and it works on the basis of collective action to serve and promote economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.

Business Councils Goals:

The business councils will work through the primary regulation set by Sharjah Chamber to achieve the following goals:

• Working to enhance the mutual cooperation and increase trade and investment volume between Sharjah and the country of the Business council.
• Inform the business community about the available opportunities on both sides and build sustainable cooperation to serve the both sides interests.
• Serving members on the both sides.
• Assist in achieving the Chamber's goals and cooperate in all fields that serve both sides.
• Develop relations between businessmen and businesswomen in the two countries.

Requirements to establish Business Council:

First the business council’s founding committee presents to the Chamber a request to form a business council

With a list of no less than twenty (20) founding businessmen and businesswomen represent professional companies and institutions working in the country who are duly authorized to conduct commercial business accompanied by the following documents:.

1. Copy of a valid trade license for each investor.
2. Copy of Sharjah Chamber membership certificate for each investor
3. Passport copy for each investor with residency page
4. Emirates ID copy for each investor 
5. The request forum should contain the proposed name of the business council.
6. No-objection letter by the official authority from the investors country
7. Copy of the proposed business council’s primary regulation. 
8. Detailed work plan for the council, the expected benefits from formulating the council and their contribution to emirate of Sharjah, provided that the business council represents the country not a province or state.

Business Council Renewal Requirements

1. List of the business council founding companies and the members with their full contact information.
2. Copy of valid commercial licenses of the founding business council member and a copy of Sharjah Chamber membership.
3. Copy of the last business council general assembly meeting minutes.
4. Activities assessment of the business council from last year of expired term.
5. Copy of the business council financial report from last year as ended.
6. Copies of the business council representatives member passports with a valid residence permit in the UAE.
7. Copies of the business council representatives member Emirates ID.

Permit & Renewal fees:

free of charge

Advantages:

• Priority to participate in delegations, conferences, seminars and any event organized by the chamber inside or outside the country.
• Promote the business councils events and activities to Sharjah Chamber members and strategic partners.
• Publish the business councils data and activities in Sharjah Chamber magazine ( Al Tijarah ) which is distributed to government departments, diplomatic missions and strategic partners inside and outside the country.
• Embed the business councils website in Sharjah Chamber website
• Members will be invited to attend meetings that take place with diplomatic mission representatives of counterpart countries and senior government officials.

Business Conuncils in Sharjah 

• Indian Business & Professional Council

• Portugal Business Council in Sharjah (https://www.instagram.com/pbcsuae?igsh=MWFvbHdyazVlcXhnYw== )

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For more information we are available to assist

Tel: +97165938570

Email: hiba@sharjah.gov.ae

website: www.sharjahbct.com