What is Divergent CPA’s Backstory?

I met a friend back in 2023.

He had been in retail for over a decade, but when he decided to pursue entrepreneurship, he didn’t want to roll the dice on a startup. He wanted predictable cash flow, so he set out to buy an established business.

That’s when he reached out to me for help with financial due diligence.

In 2023, he acquired the leading bike shop in his city. Two years later, he bought the top shop in a neighboring city. Instead of spending years fighting for customers, he stepped into nearly a century of goodwill and a proven revenue stream.

Building from scratch means no data, no trust, and a high chance of burning years on something that never works.

Buying a business means lots of data, built-in trust, and cash flow from Day 1. But there are risks, mainly doing a bad deal and losing your life savings.