Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

4 businesses in restaurants in Broken Arrow show several signs that an owner may be getting ready to sell: decades in business, the founder still running it, no family successor, or a shrinking workforce. Signals, not certainties: a good list to start conversations from.

Business	Est. revenue	Est. value	Score
Ted's Café Escondido Broken Arrow · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Ted Curtis In business 35 years (since 1991) Founder still runs it after 35 years	$1.7M	$332K	42
Ted's Café Escondido Broken Arrow · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Ted Curtis In business 35 years (since 1991) Founder still runs it after 35 years	$1.7M	$332K	42
Merritt's Bakery Broken Arrow · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Bobbie Merritt In business 47 years (since 1979) No family successor named on its website	$1.7M	$332K	40
White River Fish Market Broken Arrow · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Garry Cozby In business 94 years (since 1932) No family successor named on its website	$1.7M	$332K	40

How the score works

Points for years in business (15, 25 and 40+ years), a founder still in charge after 20 years, no family member on the team after 25 years, and a headcount down 20% or more on recent retirement-plan filings. Points come off for family already in the business and for a recent sale or investment. Businesses scoring 40+ are listed. Founding years come from public records and the company's own website; see the methodology.