Still Standing
Carl Powell is a lifelong entrepreneur with more than five decades of experience building, losing, rebuilding, and stabilizing businesses across retail, service, manufacturing, and franchise operations. Rather than writing from theory, he writes from lived pressure — navigating margin compression, payroll strain, debt restructuring, and business transition.
He is the creator of the Still Standing Framework™, author of five published books, and speaker to business owners on endurance and structural clarity. He and his wife, Susan, live in Alabama.
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Business — Still Standing, Don't Kill Your Business, Confessions (Coming Fall 2026)
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“For Business Owners Feeling the Pressure…”
The Still Standing Framework™
About the Author
Carl Powell is a lifelong entrepreneur with more than five decades of experience building, losing, rebuilding, and stabilizing businesses across multiple industries, including retail, service, manufacturing,
and franchise operations.
Rather than writing from theory, Carl writes from lived operational pressure — navigating margin compression, payroll strain, debt restructuring, leadership fatigue, and business transition.
He is the creator of the Still Standing Framework™, a disciplined approach built around Inventory, Runway, and Alignment to help business owners strengthen structural durability before crisis forces correction.
Carl works with small business owners and franchise operators seeking clarity in seasons of pressure. He and his wife, Susan, live in Alabama.