Defenders of Business Value · 2026-06-10 · 38 min
You don't have to build your own business from scratch to be an entrepreneur. You can buy one instead. Della Kirkman , CPA and founder of Shift-N-Gears , is on a mission to help 10,000 women become business owners through acquisition. After starting as a waitress at Cracker Barrel, Della worked her way up to owning and selling her own accounting firm. Now, she's teaching others how to achieve wealth, independence, and freedom by buying businesses that are already established and successful. In this episode, Della shares her insights on risk, funding, and deal sourcing and explains why acquisition entrepreneurship is one of the most underutilized paths to financial freedom, especially for women.
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