Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

4 businesses in restaurants in Stillwater 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
Ron's Hamburgers and Chili Stillwater · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Betty Baber In business 51 years (since 1975) Founder still runs it after 51 years No family successor named on its website	$1.7M	$332K	60
Smoothie King Stillwater · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Steve Kuhnau In business 53 years (since 1973) Founder still runs it after 53 years	$1.7M	$332K	50
Del Taco Stillwater · Restaurants and Other Eating Places · Owner: Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson In business 62 years (since 1964) Founder still runs it after 62 years	$1.7M	$332K	50
ESKIMO JOE'S INC Stillwater · Full-Service Restaurants · Owner: Stan Clark In business 51 years (since 1975) No family successor named on its website	$22.3M	$5.3M	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.