Ed Teixeira 

Ed Teixeira, the founder of franchiseknowhow.com has over 30 years of experience in the franchise industry. He operates franchiseknowhow.com and writes the Franchise Expert blog. These sites publish articles and advice for franchisors, franchisees and prospective franchisees. Ed writes a guest blog for bluemaumau.com the leading franchise industry news site. He also consults with selected clients that are considering franchising their existing business. Ed has served as a corporate executive for franchise firms in the retail, manufacturing, healthcare and technology industries and was also the franchisee of a multimillion dollar home healthcare franchise.

He has transacted international licensing in Europe, Asia and South America and continues to transact international franchising with a focus on bringing franchisors to Brazil. Ed is the author of Franchising From the Inside Out and The Franchise Buyers Manual, which was recently endorsed by The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers, a rare distinction. He has spoken before various groups including the International Franchise Expo and the Chinese Franchise Association in Shanghai, China.

Ed has grown franchise networks from the ground up and over the course of his career has been involved with over 1,000 franchise locations and has launched franchise concepts from existing business models.

He has conducted franchising workshops and seminars, written articles on the subject of franchising and has been interviewed on TV and radio. Ed has a BS in business administration and a Masters in economics from Northeastern University.