THE STORY OF GLB

My name is Åsa Bengtsson, and after years of trying to explain the A with the little halo to anyone who doesn't speak Swedish, I quite often just spell my name with a plain A. But it is supposed to be a halo on top and my name is pronounced like 'Awesome' ... So 'Awe-sa' or 'Orsa' with a silent R. 

I have lived 15+ years in the UK and in 2011, I decided to return to my hometown in Sweden, which is the little spa town of Varberg on the west coast of Sweden. My background is in customer service, logistics, SAP implementations and project management for major global firms based in the UK, which I find is a great strength when it comes to both coaching entrepreneurs in Business English and also doing professional translations.

As you may have already gathered, I am an Anglophile through and through. So, in 2012, with the help and support of Peter Börjesson,  I started Great Little Britain back with the idea of providing the Swedish market with good British produce, such as umpteen varieties of tea, crumpets, shortbread, and fudge.

To add more eggs to our basket of goodies, I also offered translations (Swe/Eng), Business English tuition, an English Book club, and Afternoon Tea parties with scones, clotted cream, and various jams and condiments.

Years have gone by, and the company has survived, thrived and grown so much that I have had to remove some ideas (like the literary agent service) and add some new, requested business segments like Swedish proofreading, English copywriting and  translation services that can handle assignments to and from more or less any language under the sun.

I still organise Afternoon Tea sessions, but only for private parties, so if you are interested, please contact us via email or the contact form. Unfortunately, we no longer stock teas and other delicacies, but please do not hesitate to contact us if you require details of our previous suppliers in the UK. We are always happy to pass on their details if you want to buy directly from them or find another local stockist.

I would love to hear from you with ideas, thoughts & queries and I will always do my utmost to help.

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