Olga Maritza Rodriguez-Ulcuango is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, Escuela Superior Politecnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH), Ecuador. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Administration and Organizational Management at ESAI Business School, Universidad Espiritu Santo (UEES). She holds a Master's degree in Financial Administration and International Trade from Universidad Tecnica de Ambato. She has published in journals such as Cogent Business & Management, leads research projects on entrepreneurship at ESPOCH, and coordinates an outreach program with the Ministry of Human Development (MIES) on entrepreneurial mindset and productive capabilities in Chimborazo. She serves as a peer reviewer for mktDESCUBRE and is Vice President of APAESPOCH. Her teaching disciplines include corporate finance and entrepreneurship, and her research interests include poverty entrepreneurship, venture fragility, growth aspirations, and financial capabilities of micro-entrepreneurs in developing economies.