Every tom, dick and Estarossa opens a business, and while some carry on from generation to generation, would it not be a good idea to be able to close a business?

This would be an option available to ancestors of the person who initially created the business.  After all, they can still get notifications when the business is visited, so why not be able to close it?

The most obvious reason being, the ancestor started the business in a city that they were based in, the current character might not be there or choose to visit it.  It would also help cut down on people visiting derelict businesses purely for beneficial gain, rather than furthering the business itself!

The problem is Squishy, as stated, people are trawling for long dead businesses and posting in them rather than new businesses, so that they get exp, but the owner of the business doesn't as they are long dead. I've had several notifications recently from businesses that I opened 4 and 5 characters ago. I think a way to officially close the business, or takeover a business from a previous character, or simply deleting a business after a week or two of inactivity after the death of the owner would be a good addition. Sure I can go into an old business and post that its burnt down or closed or sold or whatever, but that doesn't mean that the next poster, or a poster 2 years from now won't simply ignore that post.