The Times Advocate, 2005-08-31, Page 3Wednesday,August 31, 2005
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Local resident starts multimedia business
Centralia's Brendan Farr -Gaynor, left, and business partner Jonathan Kochis
recently incorporated their multimedia company Resolution Interactive Media.
The new business fulfills a lifelong dream for Farr -Gaynor, who says his business is
off to a strong start. (photo/submitted)
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
intranet development,
while also helping compa-
nies with CD-ROM and
LONDON — Centralia's DVD production as well
Brendan Farr -Gaynor is as speaker support pre -
following his dream. sentation development.
The 22 -year-old recent Farr -Gaynor and Kochis
Durham College graduate incorporated Resolution
is enjoying success as an in June, but have been
entrepreneur with his working on the business
new media development part time since 2000,
firm, Resolution while working together as
Interactive Media Inc., web and graphic design -
which he shares with ers at the Community
business partner Care Access Centre for
Jonathan Kochis of Huron in Clinton. They
London. started by doing small
While the business is projects for family and
based in London, Farr- friends and decided to
Gaynor says Resolution dedicate themselves full
has a strong client base in time to their own busi-
Huron County, as well as ness.
in London and the For Farr -Gaynor, this is
Mississauga area. something he's always
The company special- wanted to do.
izes in website and "This is the ultimate
dream," he says.
Farr -Gaynor has long
had an entrepreneurial
streak in his personality
— as a teen, he was fea-
tured in the Times -
Advocate for breeding
and selling sugar gliders,
a small squirrel-like mar-
supial from northern
Australia and Indonesia.
Doing business over the
Internet, maintaining his
own website and dealing
with customers prepared
Farr -Gaynor for a larger
venture such as
Resolution.
Farr -Gaynor says
Resolution's client base is
developing well. One pro-
ject Resolution is working
on now is for Hensall
District Co-op, in which
Farr -Gaynor and Kochis
are developing a website
Stolen lawnmower found
SOUTH HURON — On Aug. 13 a gray Craftsman 15 hp 6 speed 42 inch riding lawn-
mower was reported stolen from the driveway of a residence in Huron Park on
Wellington Crescent. On Aug. 26 a citizen was down at the river off of South Road in
South Huron when noticing a riding lawnmower was partially submerged in the
water. The lawnmower had some damage done, including a seat that was partially
burnt off.
Damaged vehicle found
EXETER — A citizen reported a vehicle damaged on Aug. 27. The citizen told
police that a 2003 Chrysler Neon was left parked in a driveway overnight. Someone
attempted to pry the vehicle open on the driver's side, in the process bending the
doorframe around the window.
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"We want to give com-
panies websites that they
have control over and
make them a strong part
of their business," Farr -
Gaynor says, adding
Resolution is also doing
work for Edward Fuels in
Goderich and helped with
on-screen media at the
Optimist Club annual
grad formal at the South
Huron Rec Centre in
June.
One of the advantages
of the Internet is that it
has given Resolution an
international reach.
Resolution is now work-
ing on a large project
developing a CD-ROM for
a company from the
United Kingdom. That
company discovered
Resolution mistakenly on
an Internet search
engine, thinking
Resolution was based in
London, England, not
London, Ont. But on the
Internet, distance doesn't
make a difference and
Resolution got the job.
Farr -Gaynor graduated
from Durham College in
Multimedia Design at the
top of his class with presi-
dent's honours and col-
lege honours. While he
had many job opportuni-
ties, he said he's always
wanted to own his own
business.
"I'm on cloud nine," he
says, adding that he and
Kochis used their own
money to start their busi-
ness, avoiding loans or
grants.
One thing the two entre-
preneurs learned setting
up their business is how
many services there are
available to help small
businesses get on their
feet — Farr -Gaynor cred-
its the Huron Business
Centre in Seaforth as
being "phenomenal," and
adds the South Huron
Chamber of Commerce
has also been supportive.
While Resolution is up
against tough competition
in London, Farr -Gaynor
says clients have chosen
his company over large
firms based on the quality
of their portfolio.
Farr -Gaynor says
Resolution's clients are
long-term customers and
often return for repeat
business.
"We make sure it's what
the customer wants," he
says.
Farr -Gaynor said he
and Kochis have already
seen their workloads
increase as the business
has grown. The company
will eventually hire staff
to help out.
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