We are delighted to share that Michael Hughes, BABC Board Director and Co-CEO of Premier Member LoopUp has been awarded an MBE for his outstanding work in founding the Silicon Valley Internship Program (SVIP).

The SVIP gives newly graduating Software Engineering Students from the United Kingdom the unique experience of working with hot tech companies in Silicon Valley through a one-year internship. The aim is that through this experience, SVIP interns will bring a little of the Silicon Valley attitude back to the entrepreneurial community back to the UK. Successful applicants are matched with a high growth tech company and work as an integral part of their engineering teams. The SVIP helps to arrange for US work visas and provides a return flight to San Francisco, as well as accommodation for the first month. In addition, the SVIP hosts monthly ‘Meet the Entrepreneur’ and ‘Hackathon’ events, which take the SVIPers through the company formation process from idea to revenue. Visit http://www.siliconvalleyinternship.com/ to learn more.

Michael, on behalf of the BABC Board of Directors, staff and members, congratulations on this well deserved honor.

See official Press Release from the British Consulate General here HughesMBEPressRelease.pdf