Have you ever stopped to wonder why I called this column Policy Matters?

It's not really rocket science. I'm sure you're already several steps ahead of me.

For starters, the column (like the entire MicroEnterprise Journal) is about matters of public policy for the most part. As often as not, even our reviews of the economy or the latest small business research have policy implications.

Besides that, there is the much more important notion that public policy does matter.

It matters to you and everything about your microbusiness: how your business needs to operate, what its obligations are in terms of taxes and regulations, how much it costs to run your business, and more.