Richael Connolly

I am a mother and a researcher in the area of small business and entrepreneurship with specific expertise in artisan/craft entrepreneurship and micro-business having run my own artisan food business for 15 years.
I believe a craft perspective contributes to re-imagining growth for individual, environmental and societal well-being. I am interested in the role craft businesses play in sustainability.
I'm interested in an ecological pedagogy for education in sustainable entrepreneurship and have a research masters in fostering entrepreneurship and creativity in higher education.
My current research involves local food systems, artisan food entrepreneurship and small business growth in a post-growth context from a critical realist perspective.