Barbara Weltman, the prolific, best-selling author of over a dozen books on how to do things right in business, takes an inspired look in Smooth Failing at the hard lessons learned when things go wrong. Through extensive interviews with entrepreneurs whose ventures failed for a variety of reasons--some stunningly unexpected, some painfully inevitable--Weltman gleans valuable insights about the small mistakes that can lead to large scale catastrophe. Smooth Failing seeks to save readers from similar disaster--while empowering those who are learning from failures and adversity to bounce back stronger and wiser on the often rocky road to success. Barbara Weltman is an attorney and trusted professional advocate for small businesses and entrepreneurs. She is also the publisher of Idea of the Day(R) and monthly e-newsletter Big Ideas for Small Business(R). Due to her award-winning blogs and other activities on behalf of small business owners nationwide she was named one of the Top 100 Small Business Influencers five years in a row.