Advancing NEO manufacturers through shared innovation.

Help drive the solution to your most urgent challenges with one conversation.

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Your input leads the way.


We'd like to hear about your business and the challenges you face as a small manufacturer. You can share your biggest challenges, ideas about how you'd like to evolve your business, and the kinds of technology solutions you'd like to see to support your operations. There aren't any expectations and we won't sell you anything. We're looking for the kind of casual conversation you'd have with a friend—you can even complain!

The mission.

Research-driven, community-informed technology.


Our mission is to do in-depth research in order to identify challenges that cut across the industry and design a value-adding technology solution that's informed by the end user (you!)

We believe that technology should be a lever for small manufacturers to grow their business. Too often, it's a barrier. The technology available to large manufacturers is expensive, and the one-size-fits all solutions for small businesses are generic and cumbersome to learn. Our solution will apply the principles that make big tech successful, to a local, community-informed problem.

We're looking for hard problems to solve that will benefit Northeast Ohio manufacturers and contribute to a sustainable future that affords you the freedom to invest in your self, business, employees, and community.

Why Northeast Ohio?

Our home is Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. We've watched the draining of life from the manufacturing industry in this region and the slow trickling of life back into it as the industry evolves. After more than a decade honing our craft with businesses in other parts of the world, we're re-focusing our energy and expertise on making our own home region better.

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The Manufacturing Blueprint.

Through the Blueprint, MAGNET and Team NEO have done incredible work to lay a strong foundation for the future of NEO manufacturing. It's a big part of what drives us—knowing that others are out there too, working on the hard problems to make our community better.

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Our questions to you.

  1. What are the most significant operational or business challenges your business currently faces?
  2. What are the three most important software solutions your business uses regularly?
    — If there is something you don't like about these software solutions, what could be done better?
  3. What kind of software do you wish your business had?
  4. What are the main barriers or concerns you or your business has when it comes to the adoption of new digital tools or technologies in your business?
  5. If your business faces a workforce shortage, what roles need to be filled most urgently and what are the primary tasks of the role?

If you're not available for a meeting, but would still like to participate, you can send your responses to us at conversation@colibryltd.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

We're happy to answer all your questions. Please reach out if we missed anything.

How will the information I give you be used?

We will never share your information without your permission. We may share aggregated non-identifiable data with the community.

How long will this take to participate?

We're looking for a 30 to 60 minute conversation. We'll ask you a few questions and you can share as much or as little as you'd like.

Is it free to participate?

Yes! It is free to participate and we won't try to sell you anything.