Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

6 businesses in restaurants in Lawton 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
John & Cook's Bar-B-Que Lawton · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: John Weathers In business 96 years (since 1930) Founder still runs it after 96 years No family successor named on its website	$1.7M	$332K	60
Pizza Pro Lawton · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Scott Stevens In business 41 years (since 1985) Founder still runs it after 41 years	$1.7M	$332K	50
Carl’s Jr. Lawton · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Carl Karcher In business 85 years (since 1941) Founder still runs it after 85 years	$1.7M	$332K	50
Wayne's Drive Inn Lawton · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Wayne Abshere In business 76 years (since 1950) Founder still runs it after 76 years	$1.7M	$332K	50
Wayne's Drive Inn II Lawton · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Wayne Abshere In business 76 years (since 1950) Founder still runs it after 76 years	$1.7M	$332K	50
El Chico Lawton · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Mack Cuellar In business 98 years (since 1928) 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.