• Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
• Thursday April 3 2025
• Author Name: Peter Davison

New regional chair for small business champion

Britain’s biggest business group has appointed Ramona Obafemi to lead volunteer local activity in the South West.

Based in Bristol, hospitality consultant Ramona is the Federation of Small Businesses’s new regional chair for the South West region, which covers areas including Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath, Somerset, Cornwall and Devon.

FSB has just celebrated its 50th year of supporting and representing small businesses and the self-employed, and Ramona sees her role as being a vital one to ensure FSB continues to grow its business community with volunteering remaining essential to local business support.

Ramona said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed to this key role. I am deeply committed to ensuring that the voice of small businesses across the South West is clearly heard, particularly during such a critical time for small businesses.

“Building a business community where we can share experiences and support each other is key to my volunteer role and I look forward to meeting local businesses whether virtually or in person.

“I’m also looking forward to working with the local staff team who have many years experience of business support across the greater South West.”

In her new role, Ramona will be looking to help champion and represent FSB locally and also be a key part of the new English Policy Unit team who discuss local and national issues from across England, to ensure FSB continue to be the leading business organisation representing the needs of small businesses and self-employed to national and local government.