Here are 4 ideas that the budding entrepreneur can use to start a small or even home based business with minimum outlay. Each of these businesses could be up and running in a matter of days.

Plant Leasing
All you need is a delivery van and a green thumb. Your target market includes corporations, hotels, home builders, health clubs and other businesses who can benefit from the decorating effects of fresh greenery. All you do is provide regular watering, pruning and fertilizing with full replacement guarantees.

Bed Bug Dog Sniffers
Bedbug-sniffing dogs, adorable yet stunningly accurate — Entomology researchers at the University of Florida report that well-trained dogs can detect a single live bug or egg with 96 percent accuracy. You train the dogs to sniff the bugs. Who they gonna call? BedBug Busters!!

Errand Service For Seniors
With the aging baby boomers, the senior population in America is greater than 40 million and growing to more than 80 million in 2 decades. Seniors tend to become less mobile ands need help running errands.

Freelance Writing
Many small to medium sized companies are struggling to go online and create and maintain company blogs. There is an increasing need for unique content and many of these companies are outsourcing their writing. If you have writing skills this is a unique opportunity to start a business with minimal to zero outlay.