CERTIFICATION OF
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of the following series:
Strong Growth Fund
Strong Value Fund
Strong Small Cap Fund
Strong Mid Cap Fund
Strong Index 500 Fund
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC. (the "Registrant") does hereby certify
as follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the
Securities Act of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Strong Growth, Strong Value, Strong
Small Cap, Strong Mid Cap, and Strong Index 500 Funds' Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information each dated May 1, 1997,
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No.
12 (File No. 33-70764; 811-8100), which was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 1997 (the "Post-
Effective Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent post-
effective amendment filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of Strong Growth, Strong Value, Strong Small Cap,
Strong Mid Cap, and Strong Index 500 Funds' Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed
under Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 would not have
differed from that contained in the Post-Effective Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed
electronically.
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
/s/ John S. Weitzer
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By: John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: May 1, 1997
