Blue Collar Backers
More than 540,000 new businesses launch in the United States per month. But what separates the good ideas from the bad? Enter the Blue Collar Backers, experts who are offering not only a cash investment, but the sweat equity needed to grow a new business.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Discovery Channel
- Reality
More than 540,000 new businesses launch in the United States per month. But what separates the good ideas from the bad? Enter the Blue Collar Backers, experts who are offering not only a cash investment, but the sweat equity needed to grow a new business.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Meat Your Maker
Fri, Aug 26, 2016 41 mins
Backer Ron Douglas utilizes his small business expertise to help a bike shop that's at risk for closure. With his money and business on the line, backer Cameron Davies must double down and finish a project, in the hopes of finding a new buyer.
Episode 2
Mile High Club
Fri, Sep 2, 2016 41 mins
Backers and twin brothers Cam and Cain bring double the skills and business know-how to each project they back. Their skills are a recipe for success for restaurant owner Chef David, seeking to transform wasted space into an organic market
Episode 3
Freakin' Banks
Fri, Sep 9, 2016 41 mins
Cameron partners with a client to construct on a swanky mobile nightclub. In Phoenix, the owner of a coffee shop wants to add an underground tiki bar to his restaurant, but needs Brian and Wes' cash and construction skills to seal the deal.
Episode 4
Taco Hell
Thu, Sep 15, 2016 41 mins
With $750,000 invested, backers Wes and Brian are blindsided when their clients back out. A veteran enlists Ron's help to build a high end barber shop.
Episode 5
Banked Against the Wall
Sat, Oct 1, 2016 41 mins
Ron is called to boost sales for a custom turbo kit company. A local apparel company receives cash and sweat equity from backers Wes and Brian. The duo must complete the build on a tight deadline, or risk hurting the reputation of both companies.
Episode 6
Grinding Gears & Making Malt
Sat, Oct 1, 2016 41 mins
Ron has had enough. He is forced to call off a deal when a client for a custom car shop fails to live up to his end of the bargain. In Gulf Shores, backers Cam and Cain help a dentist fulfill his retirement dreams of opening a local brewery.
