Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

10 businesses in schools & training in Tulsa 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
MISS SHELLYS SCHOOL OF DANCE, INC Tulsa · Fine Arts Schools · Owner: Miss Shelly In business 44 years (since 1982) Founder still runs it after 44 years No family successor named on its website	$2.1M	$1.3M	60
APOLLO'S MARTIAL ARTS, LLC Tulsa · Sports and Recreation Instruction · Owner: Dale "Apollo" Cook In business 44 years (since 1982) Founder still runs it after 44 years No family successor named on its website	$2.0M	$1.2M	60
Apollo's Karate Tulsa · Sports and Recreation Instruction · Owner: Dale "Apollo" Cook In business 44 years (since 1982) Founder still runs it after 44 years No family successor named on its website	$1.6M	$1.0M	60
Apollos Martial Arts Bixby Tulsa · Sports and Recreation Instruction · Owner: Dale "Apollo" Cook In business 44 years (since 1982) Founder still runs it after 44 years No family successor named on its website	$794K	$487K	60
Tulsa Kung Fu Tulsa · Sports and Recreation Instruction · Owner: Ray Hildreth In business 36 years (since 1990) Founder still runs it after 36 years No family successor named on its website	$794K	$487K	52
Grandmaster Kangs Taekwondo Tulsa · All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction · Owner: D.W. Kang In business 55 years (since 1971) Founder still runs it after 55 years	$794K	$487K	50
NORIA CORPORATION Tulsa · Educational Support Services · Owner: Jim Fitch In business 29 years (since 1997) Founder still runs it after 29 years	$10.7M	$7.1M	42
MISS HELEN'S PRIVATE SCHOOLS INC Tulsa · Educational Services · Owner: Lynda Wingo In business 72 years (since 1954) No family successor named on its website	$3.8M	$2.6M	40
Kang's Institute Of Taekwon-do Tulsa · Sports and Recreation Instruction · Owner: Grandmaster D.W. Kang In business 55 years (since 1971) Founder still runs it after 55 years Family in the business (Bong Kang, Master Instructor)	$794K	$487K	40
Grandmaster Kangs Tae Kwon Do Tulsa · Sports and Recreation Instruction · Owner: Grandmaster D.W. Kang In business 55 years (since 1971) Founder still runs it after 55 years Family in the business (Bong Kang, Master Instructor)	$794K	$487K	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.