Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

3 businesses in hardware & building supply in Shawnee 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
Don's Plants Shawnee · Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers · Owner: Don Britton In business 41 years (since 1985) Founder still runs it after 41 years No family successor named on its website	$4.0M	$1.2M	60
Higginbotham Bros. & Co. Shawnee · Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers · Owner: Rufus H Duncan, Jr. In business 146 years (since 1880) No family successor named on its website	$4.0M	$1.2M	40
Great Plains Equipment Sales Shawnee · Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers · Owner: Will Clark In business 85 years (since 1941) No family successor named on its website	$4.0M	$1.2M	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.