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Business Rescue: What It Is, When It Starts, and Why It Changes Everything. Introduction to Business Rescue in South Africa

Business rescue is often misunderstood and triggered too late. This session explains what business rescue really is, when it applies, and why timing and understanding matter.

Date:

15 July, 2026

Time:

14:00

Hours:

2 hours

CPD Units:

3

Category:

Business Rescue

Group:

Channel 2: Growth

Format:

Live Event

R345,00 VAT incl.

Product Information

Business rescue changes the rules the moment it begins. Directors lose control, normal payments stop, and decisions are scrutinised closely. This session explains how business rescue works in South Africa and why misunderstanding it creates serious risk. The focus is on recognising financial distress early, understanding the legal trigger points, and knowing what business rescue actually does to a company. Many professionals only engage once rescue has already failed. This session shifts that thinking. Understanding the process early improves advice, protects credibility, and avoids last-minute panic. Business rescue is not a miracle solution, but when understood properly, it can preserve value and prevent complete collapse. 

Presenter/s

Div De Villiers

Director of Dimension Capital Consulting. Specialises in SME development, climate-smart finance, and business turnaround strategies with over 35 years in development finance and 20 years as a business owner.

What will set you apart

  • What business rescue is and what it is not 
  • When a company is legally distressed 
  • How business rescue differs from liquidation 
  • What happens once rescue starts 
  • Who is affected and how 
  • Why early action changes outcomes 

Event breakdown

  • Financial distress explained 
  • Legal trigger for business rescue 
  • Business rescue versus liquidation 
  • Immediate effects of rescue 
  • Role of the practitioner 
  • Impact on directors 
  • Impact on creditors 
  • Common misunderstandings 

Certificate

The following event is awarded 3 CPD units in Business Rescue.