Master your craft. Understand your business.

A business growth event for ambitious owners ready to think strategically, strengthen their systems and make their numbers work harder.
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The Organisers

Meet Your Hosts

Your hosts bring together clinical aesthetics supremacy and rigorous commercial strategy.

Donnamarie McGrillen

Registered Nurse Prescriber | Clinical Educator | Business Owner

Founder of Vermilion Cosmetic Clinic, Donnamarie combines clinical expertise with years of experience building a successful aesthetics business.

Peter Magee

Business strategist helping business owners develop stronger systems, clearer strategies and more profitable businesses.

Expertise builds your reputation. Commercial understanding builds your business.

Sustainable growth requires more than technical excellence. It relies on commercial awareness, effective systems and the discipline to implement them consistently.

Needles & Numbers equips you with the knowledge and practical strategies to make informed decisions, strengthen performance and build a more profitable business.

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Why We Created Needles & Numbers

Growth doesn’t always require another qualification, service or technical skill.

Often, the greatest opportunity already exists within your business.
Through their work together, Nurse Donnamarie and Peter transformed the way Donnamarie understood, measured and grew her business. Needles & Numbers was created to share the commercial knowledge, systems and practical strategies that helped turn that understanding into greater confidence and profitability.

No Sales Pitches. Just Connection.

An exclusive gathering designed entirely around business growth, networking, and collaborative success.
The Agenda

What You'll Gain

An event designed to inspire.

Know Your Numbers

Understand the figures that drive your business growth.

Increase Your Profitability

Identify practical ways to generate more from your existing business.

Strengthen Your Systems

Create greater structure, consistency and control within your business.

Grow With Confidence

Make clearer business decisions based on numbers, not guesswork.
Guest Speakers

Guest speaker details coming soon.

Every Needles & Numbers event features respected professionals sharing practical experience and fresh perspectives.
Elysium Clinic

Dr. Sarah Hamilton

Topic: Scaling Clinic Operations without Diluting Patient Care Standards
Aura Capital

Marcus Sterling

Topic: Valuation & Structuring Your Clinic for Ultimate Investment and Exit
Vance Digital

Eleanor Vance

Topic: The Ethical Patient Acquisition Engine: High-Value Retention Strategy
The Merchant Hotel

A five-star setting for ambitious business growth.

The Merchant Hotel, Belfast is the home of Needles & Numbers, providing an exceptional setting for focused learning, valuable conversations and fresh thinking.
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Who is this event for?

Needles & Numbers is for ambitious professionals at every stage

from those preparing to launch or grow their business to experienced owners ready to scale. Rooted in aesthetics but relevant across industries, you don’t need a large team or established premises to attend.
Endorsements

What Professionals Say About Our Founders

“A genuinely valuable event spent with other clinic owners.”

Dr. Robert Finch
Peak Clinical

“I left with practical ideas I could implement immediately.”

Niamh Connolly
The Skin Atelier

“A great balance of business advice and networking.”

Dr. Amanda West
Aura Aesthetics
Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

This event is specifically for aesthetic clinic owners, practitioners, and medical directors who have an active practice and are looking to scale, refine their strategy, or elevate operational profitability.
Your ticket includes access to all guest speaker sessions, networking with fellow business owners, and food and beverages at The Merchant Hotel.

Expect practical insights from industry professionals, meaningful peer-to-peer conversations and a premium event designed entirely around business growth, with no sales pitches or exhibition halls.
Needles & Numbers takes place in the Rita Duffy Suite at The Merchant Hotel, 16 Skipper Street, Belfast BT1 2DZ, Northern Ireland. The Merchant provides an exceptional, premium setting for an morning of conversation, learning, and connection.
Simply click the "Reserve Your Place" button on this page to secure your spot. Places are limited to maintain an intimate, high-quality experience, so early booking is recommended.

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