Big changes are required of people when they marry, have a child or change jobs. Money problems cause enormous stress and they also worsen when a child is born or a job changes. Money problems almost always accompany the start of a new business. This young couple was dealing with virtually every stress factor know to man, with the exception of death of a loved one. They decided to try to lessen the stress by getting a divorce, which, of course, would have had quite the opposite effect.
Divorce always makes problems much, much worse.
In this case, divorce almost certainly would have made bankruptcy unavoidable. This case had a a happy ending. The couple agreed to counseling. They agreed to explore which of the two businesses had the greater potential and to devote their energies to that one. Whether the outcome will be reconciliation is uncertain, but at least they will be able to say they tried.