Dr. Ieva Žebrytė is an associate professor for SMEs and Social Enterprising at the Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vilnius University (evaf.vu.lt), Lithuania. Ieva holds a PhD in Management degree (as of Sept. 2024) and two master’s degrees: one in Law (2005, VU TF, Lithuania) and another in Local and Regional Development (2015, IDER-UFRO, Chile), and a specialty diploma in Innovation and Territory from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (2016, Spain). She is LiSVA (Lithuanian Social Business Association) Board Member (2025-2027). Ieva is a member of the Academy of Management (AoM), EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) and ICSB (International Council for Small Business), as well as “B academics” and “Impact Scholar” communities. Dr. Ieva Žebrytė is a Sustainability, Social and Proximity Economy Ecosystems-builder whose track record may be found here: https://entrepreneuringecosystems.eu/