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title: "Upstate Business Journal: FranNet Consultant Hopes to Help Entrepreneurs in Upstate South Carolina"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c96b5b78-84f2-4573-b6c7-a6a0d0b904ba
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/upstate-business-journal-frannet-consultant-hopes-to-help-entrepreneurs-in-upstate-south-carolina-5837
category: "Suppliers"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Suppliers"
published: 2016-09-15T22:17:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:15.074Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ff379281e13d5c76f2b597ba1bf858906224160915134338.jpg
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# Upstate Business Journal: FranNet Consultant Hopes to Help Entrepreneurs in Upstate South Carolina

**TL;DR:** Cathey Petkash, a FranNet consultant, is expanding her services to Upstate South Carolina to help entrepreneurs find business opportunities. She aims to assist those leaving the corporate world to become entrepreneurs.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-09-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/upstate-business-journal-frannet-consultant-hopes-to-help-entrepreneurs-in-upstate-south-carolina-5837).*

## Story

Cathey Petkash, who works as a consultant with FranNet in the Charleston area, recently made the decision to expand her service to Upstate South Carolina.

The Upstate Business Journal spoke with Petkash, and discussed her background in business and how she is working with local entrepreneurs to match them with business opportunities.

Said Petkash to the Journal, “A lot of people are leaving the corporate world to become entrepreneurs. Having done it myself, I have an understanding of what they are going through and am deeply committed to helping them make good decisions.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- entrepreneurship (topic)
- business expansion (topic)
- FranNet (company)
- franchise consulting (topic)
- Upstate South Carolina (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/upstate-business-journal-frannet-consultant-hopes-to-help-entrepreneurs-in-upstate-south-carolina-5837). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c96b5b78-84f2-4573-b6c7-a6a0d0b904ba).