Step into the director role with confidence — and keep "limited liability" from falling away.
Most founders are made a director the day they register, and never learn what they actually signed up for — until something goes wrong. Director Ready teaches you your duties under the Companies Act, how to govern properly, and how to stay personally protected. Built from our Director's Handbook.
Self-paced · lifetime access. Educational course — not legal or tax advice.
What you'll be able to do
- Carry the director role with authority and confidence instead of vague fear.
- Know your fiduciary duties under s76 — and actually meet them day to day.
- Disclose conflicts of interest the right way (s75) and stay clean.
- Spot the personal-liability traps — reckless trading, sureties, insolvent trading — before you fall in.
- Run valid board meetings and keep the resolutions, minutes and registers the Act requires.
- Protect yourself from delinquency and disqualification (s162).
Six focused modules on the director role
Built straight from the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and our Director's Handbook — plain English, no jargon for its own sake.
1. What it means to be a director
Your authority, the role you actually hold, and the line between the company and you.
2. Your fiduciary duties (s76)
Good faith, proper purpose, and the care, skill & diligence the law expects — in plain English.
3. Conflicts & self-dealing (s75)
How to recognise a conflict of interest and disclose it properly, every time.
4. The personal-liability traps
Reckless & fraudulent trading (s22, s77), personal sureties, and trading while insolvent.
5. Governing well
Board vs shareholder powers, resolutions, valid meetings, minutes and statutory registers.
6. Delinquency & staying safe (s162)
How directors get disqualified — and the habits (records, disclosure, D&O cover) that keep you out of trouble.
If you're a director — or about to be — this is for you.
- You were "made a director" when you registered and never learned the role.
- You're about to become a director and want to do it properly from day one.
- You're a co-director who wants the board run the right way.
- You've heard "directors can be personally liable" and want to actually understand when.
New to all of this? The Core Course covers the whole journey from registration onward — Director Ready zooms into the director role specifically. Many founders take both.
One fair price to govern with confidence.
The full course
Six modules on duties, governance and staying personally protected. Lifetime access.
- Director duties (s76) & conflicts (s75)
- The personal-liability traps
- Governing well — meetings, resolutions, registers
- Delinquency & how to stay safe (s162)
🛡️ 30-day money-back guarantee. Work through it and if it isn't right for you, email us within 30 days for a full refund.
A few honest answers
How is this different from the Core Course?
The Core Course walks you through the whole journey — choosing a structure, registering with CIPC, SARS, employing and staying compliant. Director Ready zooms into one part in depth: the director role — your duties, governing properly, and personal liability. It stands on its own, and pairs well with the Core.
Do I need to have registered a company already?
No. It's useful before you're appointed (so you know what you're taking on) and after (so you carry the role properly). If you're a current director, it's directly applicable today.
Is this legal advice?
No — it's an educational course that explains how the Companies Act works so you can make informed decisions and ask better questions. For your specific situation, speak to a qualified attorney. We tell you plainly when that moment has arrived.
How long does it take?
A few focused hours, self-paced. Do a module per sitting and apply it to your own company as you go.