Sharjah is one of the seven emirates of United Arab Emirates and the country is rich in oil resources. The Sharjah Emirate extends approximately 16 kms along the Persian Gulf coastline and runs into the interior covering 80 kms. Business in Sharjah started with Far East and had obtained a great place in world trading since 18th century onwards. Its business growth was consistent and is being recognized as a prominent port presently. Due to this the city's industrial graph had shown some peaks continuously.

The government supports Sharjah hugely providing basic infrastructure facilities and other related services to develop the industrial activities in large levels. The government had set up many free zones in Sharjah to facilitate the foreign investors to do their trading nationally and internationally. The city holds big level trade fairs every year to attract investors from all over the globe. For example, the textile and book fair held every year is very popular among various business people from various countries.

Sharjah is considered the backbone of the industrial growth in UAE as it holds 40% of the total number of industries found in UAE. As the city's economy is based on its oil resources, the recent developments have deviated the city from its main source to various other industrial products. Foreign investors are advised to set up their business in free zones as they offer low cost solutions. Moreover the main ingredient for any business is power supply, which is low in Sharjah Free Zone areas when compared to its neighbor Dubai. This aspect had drawn many foreign investors to set up their business in Sharjah.

Foreign investors enjoy the unique life style the city offers along with the flourishing business, which includes good infrastructure, excellent accommodations, huge shopping malls, clubs, social and sport activities. One of the major business centers of Sharjah is the Expo Center. The business exhibitor gets all sorts of requirements on site. The center incorporates facilities such as wireless data, Internet and telephone connectivity within the entire complex to facilitate the visitors by all means.

The complex extends up to 128,000 m2 and consists of four halls each having area of 4,000 m2. The centre has a conference facility covering more than 1,300 m2 and a central concourse with built-in facilities such as much essential press center as well as the 6,000 m2 of tiled open-air trade fair space. The center can hold different trade fairs at the same time and serves a prominent space for exhibitions showcasing heavy machineries. A unique feature of the Expo Center is its well-planned wastewater treatment and the de-centralized air-conditioning systems.

Sharjah Industrial Area is a huge industrial space consisting of individual divisions like 1st Industrial area, 2nd Industrial area and so on.The industrial area houses different kinds of trading right from country own products to foreign based products. The industrial area of Sharjah is thickly populated and the roads running within and around this area is mostly congested with heavy traffic. However, the best-suited areas for the foreign investors are Sharjah's free zone areas.