About Us

Federal Growth, Strategically Built

GovCon with Cortney is a federal growth strategy firm that helps commercially capable businesses build profitable, repeatable, and sustainable federal revenue.

Cortney Hayden, Principal of GovCon with Cortney
Meet Cortney

A Federal Growth Strategy Partner

GovCon with Cortney was founded on a simple belief: commercially capable businesses already know how to perform the work. What they need is a strategic partner who understands the federal marketplace and can build the growth strategy around their existing capabilities.

As an SBA-Certified SDVOSB, we bring firsthand understanding of the challenges and opportunities small businesses face in the federal space. We combine opportunity intelligence, capture and proposal management, pricing support, and contractor-side program facilitation to move clients from market entry through contract performance.

We are not a proposal mill and not a registration service. We are a Federal Growth Strategy partner — dedicated to helping small businesses turn their capabilities into sustainable federal revenue.

Our Approach

What Drives Our Work

Opportunity-First Positioning

Every engagement starts with positioning. We ensure your business is aligned with the right opportunities before pursuing them.

Intelligence-Driven Decisions

Market research, competitive analysis, and agency intelligence inform every strategy we build.

Small Business Commitment

We are built for and by small business. Every solution is structured for the pace, budget, and goals of growing firms.

Sustainable Federal Revenue

Our goal is not a single award. We help you build repeatable, profitable federal revenue streams.

“You already know how to run your business and perform the work. We help you build the federal growth strategy around it.”