Hi there

I'm Erin, your behind-the-scenes partner in getting things done.

I help small business owners take back their time and do more what they love. I'm a Virtual Assistant who is also trained in identifying where AI and AI employees can improve your business systems.

Erin Ushijima

Is Virtual Assistance For You?

Definition of Virtual Assistance: "A virtual assistant (typically abbreviated to VA, also called a virtual office assistant) is generally self-employed and provides professional administrative, technical, or creative (social) assistance to clients remotely from a home office."

I provide customized support for small businesses, from administrative help to AI-powered tools like custom dashboards, automated AI employees, and simple apps built around how your business actually runs.

Virtual assistance might be exactly what you need if your everyday tasks feel like they're running you instead of the other way around, and if most of your time goes to things you have to do instead of the things you actually want to do.

I offer several types of virtual assistance for small businesses, including (but not limited to)…

Services

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Email Correspondence

Inbox chaos happens to everyone. I can use AI to draft responses for your approval, so you review and send, or for messages that don't need your personal touch, set up a system to send those on its own. You choose how much stays in your hands.

Database Maintenance

Every business needs files and data that stay current. Some clients need ongoing upkeep done faster with AI tools. Others are better served by a custom system built once, so the maintenance work shrinks over time. I'll help you figure out which one fits.

Proofreading & Editing

Want a fresh set of eyes on an article, a book draft, or anything before it goes out? I run it through AI first for a quick pass, then go through it myself and catch what only a human catches.

Organization

How do you feel about efficiency and getting back time for what you actually want to do? I use AI to audit and restructure your systems and workflows, building something more automated than "a place for everything."

AI Employees

Want repetitive tasks handled without you thinking about them? I build custom AI employees, automated agents that run on a schedule or sit ready until you call on them, so the busywork runs itself.

AI Consulting

Curious about AI but don't know where to start? I'll help you figure out where it actually fits in your business, and build it for you.

Client Stories

"I truly believe that everyone comes into our life for a purpose, and with each passing day I become more and more thankful that my path crossed with Erin's! To me, even more important than what she does to help me in my business (which is off the charts amazing!) is her character as a person. To have someone on my team that I can trust with my business and with elements of my personal life is worth everything. I never have to worry when it comes to anything Erin is handling for me. I trust her implicitly to follow through, to interact gracefully (even with my most challenging clients), use common sense when I'm not immediately available to answer questions and to uphold the standards of my business. She is caring, creative, personable, detail-oriented, talented, helpful, dependable and attentive to the tasks that she does for me.

Erin helps me to take care of literally 'hundreds' of things so that I can continue to expand and focus on what I love to do. I know for a fact that she represents all her clients well. Erin not only gets 'two thumbs up' she also gets 'five stars' from me - the highest rating possible! I will continue to use Erin's services and recommend her to anyone who is looking for someone awesome to help them."

Alice Inoue Founder, Happiness U — yourhappinessu.com & Host, Following Journeys — followingjourneys.com

"Having worked with Erin in a number of different capacities; she is everything you would want in a Virtual Assistant . . . and more. I've experienced her work on a short-term project for which she learned very specific, completely new software; where accuracy was of upmost importance, and as a (Hawaiian) genealogy project, her knowledge of the Hawaiian culture and language was an asset. Not surprisingly, the project was completed ahead of schedule and she was asked to work on another project.

But whether it's basic data entry, or a more complex project, like product research or social media management, Erin is not only professional, but communicative and thorough, timely, efficient, proactive, not to mention a pleasure to be around.

Many people, and myself included joke about people—employees who are extraordinarily good at what they do—by saying 'we need to clone you' but because Erin is so proficient at what she does, so organized, never making you feel she is too busy for you, exceeding expectations, we don't need a clone of Erin . . . at least not yet."

Kelly A.C.O. Hatzis Operations Manager, Daughters of Hawaiʻi — daughtersofhawaii.org

"Erin Ushijima has done office work for me over the past year and I am very happy with her work. Erin is efficient, organized, communicates clearly and has a pleasant upbeat personality. She works quickly and is not distracted from her tasks when on the clock. Erin possesses problem solving abilities and can be quite creative when it is required. I will be bringing her back to work again and recommend her work to everyone I know who needs temporary assistance for their office."

Lynn Akina Owner, Wellness Lifestyles Hawaii — wellnesslifestyleshawaii.com

"She might not appreciate this description, but Erin—doing what she does, as well as the fact that I can't quite remember how we met and I feel like she's been a friend all my life—functions as a sort of Fairy Godsister in my life. She is a collaborator, a supporter, a resource, and a partner in crime. Okay, maybe not that last one; I haven't asked that of her...yet!

Erin is the person I call when I need help on personal/lifestyle projects and am looking for someone who is nice, friendly, personable, yet also manages to be professional enough to keep things efficient and on-track. She is smart, effective, honest, easy to work with, and dependable. I doubt I really know the extent of her talents, but from what I've experienced so far, I wouldn't doubt that whatever I might ask, she will find a way to accomplish it."

Angel H.

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