Luísa Carvalho is Professor of Management at the Department of Management and Social Sciences, Open University, Lisbon (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE), University of Èvora (Portugal). Conceição Rego is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Evora, Évora (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics(CEFAGE), University of Èvora. Raquel Lucas is Professor of Management at the Department of Management, University of Evora, Évora (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics(CEFAGE), University of Èvora. M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández is a Lecturer and researcher at the University of Extremadura (Spain). She is an Economist at the University Autonomous of Madrid (Spain) and specializes in Regional Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility. Adriana Noronha is Professor and researcher at the School of Economics, Business and Accounting of the University of São Paulo (Brazil). She holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Campinas (Brazil).

• Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Structural Change.- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Strategy.- Entrepreneurial Experiences.