Attending FSB Business Bootcamp: Survive to Thrive

18th June 2026; FSB Business Bootcamp, Gravesend

We attended the FSB South East Business Bootcamp: Survive to Thrive at The Inn on the Lake in Gravesend this week and it reinforced something we've believed since starting Devigo: the strength of a business is tied to the strength of its network.

Web design and development can look like a solitary trade from the outside. In reality it sits inside a wider ecosystem of accountants, marketers, compliance specialists, coaches and other agencies, all working with the same pool of small businesses. When we build a relationship with a compliance specialist or a marketing consultant we're not just being sociable, we're building a referral pathway that benefits everyone involved including the client at the centre of it.

That's the thinking behind events like this one. The Bootcamp brought together speakers covering search visibility, AI and answer engines, sales conversations and employment law compliance, alongside a room full of business owners at different stages of growth. Every conversation in that room is a chance to understand what another business needs, what they're struggling with and where we might be able to help each other.

We treat this as a deliberate part of how Devigo operates rather than a side activity. The web work is what people pay us for. The trust that gets us in the room in the first place comes from consistently showing up, listening and following through.

If you haven't read about our experience speaking at Maidstone Marketing Unfiltered earlier this year, that's worth a read here. Getting on panels rather than just attending events has been a deliberate shift for us and one we'd encourage any business owner to pursue.

We'd encourage any Kent business owner not yet plugged into networks like FSB to look into it. The value compounds over time and it rarely comes from the event itself. It comes from who you meet there and what you build with them afterwards.

If you met us at the Bootcamp, get in touch. We'd love to continue the conversation and find out how we might be able to help each other.