CERTIFICATION OF
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of the following series:
Strong Growth 20 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 20 Fund's Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information each dated June 30, 1997, as supplemented
January 31, 1998 filed by the Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 17 (File No. 33-70764; 811-8100), which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 28, 1998 (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 20 Fund's 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
By: John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: February 2, 1998
