North Tyneside healthcare training provider expands via North East Fund backing

A specialist healthcare training provider is set to put its scale up plans into action after securing a five-figure investment from the North East Small Loan Fund Supported by The European Regional Development Fund.

Breeze Academy offers “industry-leading” CPD training for healthcare professionals in a range of disciplines, including acupuncture & dry needling, sports massage, strength & conditioning and yoga teacher training, as well as coaching professionals who are looking to create their own online courses.

Headquartered in North Tyneside, it offers a hybrid training model which combines online learning through its website with face-to-face sessions, and currently has a highly-qualified, six-strong team of trainers working with clients across the UK and overseas.

The £60k Small Loan Fund investment, which was obtained through regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers, will help the business scale up its operations by taking on more trainers with additional specialisms and enhancing its business development campaigns.

The business will also be looking to enhance its overseas client base, with target markets including North America, continental Europe and the Middle East, and it is aiming to double its turnover over the coming year.

Breeze Academy founder Dr Carl Clarkson began providing training services in 2009 alongside his everyday physiotherapy work before taking the business on full-time in 2021 to capitalise on a growing need among healthcare professionals for the type of training that he was delivering.

Dr Carl Clarkson commented: “We’ve seen interest in the types of training that we provide growing substantially over the last decade, especially as acupuncture has become the preferred method of pain management with more and more healthcare professionals.

“The knowledge we share helps them learn new skills, which in turn benefits the health and well-being of the general population, and we’ve built a solid reputation for both the quality of our content and the way in which our team of expert tutors deliver it.

“We are now ready to take the business to the next level, know there are training needs in other areas of healthcare we can look to address and are especially keen to keep building what we offer to professionals interested in strength and conditioning training and sports massage.

“Expanding our team of tutors will also give me more time to focus on the strategic development of the business and we’re confident that we can double our turnover this year as a first step towards our eventual goals.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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