Over the past 20 years i noticed in my area, 20 or so new EC's give it a try, some lasted as long as 7 years, others went out after the first year, the established players were too much competition, and the new guys on the block, tried to under price jobs, which lead to there undoing, they became known for cheap work, and got stuck with that label, it appears the ones that worked for GC's went under first, i know of a few that made it more then the 7 years and are still around, with the help of a working wife with benies, the grass always looks greener from the other side, so as Tulsa said " There are more journeymen willing to take the plunge than the market can ever satisfy."