Embroidery Businesses?

Why is it that people rather start embroidery businesses from scratch than previous established?? We started from nothing too and it was HARD, very very hard I can tell you...It took alot of luck and determination for us to get where we are today. We've been in the field for too long to just throw our established company away and those people from the machine buybacks offer us near to nothing from what we paid for since we bought all of our machines new...:(
Is there other forums to sell embroidery businesses? Any help or suggestions??
Thanks:)

Location: 
United States