Grow Your Brand - Ecommerce Assist

Founder-led eCommerce virtual assistant support that gives you back time and focus.

We do virtual assistant tasks for eCommerce brands so founders can focus on growth.

Practical support for solo store owners who want their time back

Running an eCommerce store on your own is a lot. You already know what needs doing. The problem is finding the time to actually do it. That is exactly why Ecommerce Assist exists.

The Story Behind It

I am Peter Barbe, an ecommerce virtual assistant based in Hove, Brighton. Before starting this business, I built and ran eCommerce brands myself. That experience is the reason I can hit the ground running with your store without needing everything explained from scratch.

I started Ecommerce Assist because I kept running into the same problem: good plans sitting idle because there simply were not enough hours. Not because the ideas were wrong. Not because the effort was missing. Just because running a store solo leaves almost no room to actually move it forward.

What I Do

Once you have made the decisions, I take care of the doing. Product listings, customer emails, order tracking, inventory updates, Shopify fixes, supplier follow-ups and general store admin. Everything handled properly, without needing to be chased.

Who This Is For

Solo founders who know where they want to take their store but keep getting pulled back into the day-to-day. If that sounds like you, get in touch and we will work out exactly where an eCommerce virtual assistant can make the biggest difference.

Too Many Tasks, Not Enough Time? Book a 15-Minute Call

Let’s find the tasks your e-commerce virtual assistant can take over immediately.

Customer Reviews

Discover what our clients think about our service

We've been working with Peter for a few months now, and we've been really impressed with how he operates. He is thorough, transparent, and a pleasure to work with. Would highly recommend.

Booheads

Diligent, hardworking and innovative. He’s brings innovative ideas, systems and methodical work flows to deliver great work across shopify and social media channels. He’s also a real gentlemen too!

Haw & Co

★★★★★

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Your Extra Pair of E-commerce Hands, When You Need Them Most

If you’re running an eCommerce business on your own, time is your biggest constraint. You’re making the decisions, managing the products, fixing issues, updating pages, and trying to move new ideas forward, all while keeping the business running day to day. Good ideas don’t fail, they just get delayed.

That’s where E-commerce Assist comes in.

We work alongside solo eCommerce founders and small teams to turn ideas into live, launched updates. Once you’ve decided what needs doing, we take over the build, setup, and implementation, so progress doesn’t stall because you’ve run out of hours. You stay focused on direction and customers, while we handle the execution.

From launching new products and improving key pages to keeping your eCommerce business organised and up to date, we remove the constant pressure of unfinished tasks. The result is momentum without burnout and an e-commerce business that moves forward, even when you’re stretched thin.

Our goal is simple:

give sole founders their time back, help ideas reach launch, and make running an e-commerce business feel manageable again.

How Ecommerce Assist Works

1. Discovery Call & Task Planning

We start with a short discovery call to understand your e-commerce business, pain points, and the tasks you want support with. Together, we agree priorities, tools, and expectations so everything is clear from day one.

2. Agreement, Access & Setup

Once agreed, we confirm the scope, contract, and working hours. You’ll be added to a shared Trello board where tasks, progress, and updates are organised clearly, with access set up securely.

We get to work straight away, handling tasks efficiently and keeping everything updated in Trello. You receive regular progress updates, clear communication, and flexible support as your business evolves.

3. Execution, Updates & Ongoing Support

Feeling stretched for time?
Book a short 15-minute chat and see how E-commerce Assist can help you move ideas forward without adding pressure.

How do I get started?

The next step is a quick discovery call. We talk through your shop, identify the tasks slowing you down and agree on the support you need. After the call, you receive a simple plan outlining how your e-commerce virtual assistant can help. You choose the pace and structure that suits your business.