PUNE: Errands can be a hassle, especially if they require travelling or waiting in long queues. Sensing an opportunity, a number of startups have set up innovative errand and delivery services to help customers save time and energy. Startups, such as Get My Peon and Grofers , are among the prominent players in this space.Get My Peon was started in 2012 by 29-year-old Bharat Ahirwar , who realised the trouble of setting time aside to run errands, especially during work days. The startup does all kinds of errands — from picking up forgotten items to delivering dry cleaning."When I started, I realised that the opportunity in a city like Mumbai is huge. We started with one customer and currently have 800 regular customers who have subscribed to our services," said Ahirwar, whose firm charges a flat fee of Rs 200, inclusive of public transport charges. "If we have to take an auto or taxi for larger deliveries or pickups, we charge extra." Ahirwar, who started Get My Peon with.Rs 8 lakh of his own money, said he has set up dedicated desks at corporates. "We plan to double to 100 errands per day and 1,500 errands per month in the next few months, after which, we will target VC investment to the tune of Rs 10 crore to scale up to other cities," said Ahirwar, who plans to take his startup to six citiesover the next two years.Get My Peon is looking at revenue of Rs 50 lakh by the 2014-15 financial year end.Grofers, another startup based in Gurgaon, targets local merchants and supermarket chains and does home delivery for them. "I sensed a good opportunity in this area, as merchants are struggling with unreliable delivery help. We went about building a network with work centres in different parts of the city, and have 7 work stations in Gurgaon," said Albinder Singh , 32, co-founder and CEO of Grofers, which was founded this January."Our business model includes a prepaid subscription model for merchants for as many deliveries as they need. We have also enabled a ‘Grofers card’ to the merchants’ customers, to help them track small-change credit. This allows us to deliver goods without worrying about small change, as they can just be added to the customer’s credit." Singh added that Grofers plans to launch in Bangalore and Mumbai by this year-end charges. "If we have to take an auto or taxi for larger deliveries or pickups, we charge extra."Ahirwar, who started Get My Peon with Rs 8 lakh of his own money , said he has set up dedicated desks at corporates. "We plan to double to 100 errands per day and 1,500 errands per month in the next few months, after which, we will target VC investment Rs 10 crore to to the tune of Rs scale up to other cities," said Ahirwar, who plans to take his startup to six citiesover the next two years.Get My Peon is looking at revenue of Rs 50 lakh by the 2014-15 financial year end.Grofers, another startup based in Gurgaon, targets local merchants and supermarket chains and does home delivery for them. "I sensed a good opportunity in this area, as merchants are struggling with unreliable delivery help. We went about building a network with work centres in different parts of the city, and have 7 work stations in Gurgaon," said Albinder Singh, 32, co-founder and CEO of Grofers, which was founded this January."Our business model includes a prepaid subscription model for merchants for as many deliveries as they need. We have also enabled a Rs Grofers card' to the merchants' customers, to help them track small-change credit. This allows us to deliver goods without worrying about small change, as they can just be added to the customer's credit." Singh added that Grofers plans to launch in Bangalore and Mumbai by this year-end.