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STRONG DOW 30 VALUE FUND
Supplement to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2000
Pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreement (Agreement) between Strong Capital
Management, Inc. (Strong) and Horizon Investment Services, LLC (Horizon),
Strong notified Horizon on
October 13, 2000 that Strong intends to terminate the Agreement. As a result,
Horizon will no longer serve as the subadvisor for the fund, and Horizon's
employees will not serve as portfolio managers for the fund, as of December 13,
2000.
Karen McGrath will become the portfolio manager of the fund effective December
13, 2000. Ms. McGrath has over 25 years of investment experience and is a
Chartered Financial Analyst. She joined Strong as a portfolio manager in
September 1995. From January 1994 until September 1995, she served as a
portfolio manager of equity accounts and President of National Investment
Services, Inc. (NIS). From January 1990 until December 1993, she served as a
portfolio manager of equity accounts and Vice President and Senior Vice
President of National Investment Services of America, Inc., a predecessor
organization to NIS. Ms. McGrath began her career at Loomis Sayles & Company,
Inc., where she worked as a portfolio manager of equity accounts for over 15
years. Ms. McGrath received her bachelors degree in Accounting from Marquette
University in 1959.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is October 20, 2000.
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STRONG AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUNDS
INVESTOR CLASS
STRONG ENTERPRISE FUND
STRONG GROWTH 20 FUND
STRONG SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
STRONG U.S. EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Supplement to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2000
STRONG ENTERPRISE FUND
Effective October 13, 2000, Mr. Thomas J. Pence became the manager of the
Strong Enterprise Fund. Mr. Pence has over nine years of investment experience
and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Pence joined Strong as a portfolio
manager in October 2000. From June 1991 to October 2000, Mr. Pence was an
equity portfolio manager at Conseco Capital Management, Inc. From 1987 to June
1991, Mr. Pence was Director of Development at The Forum Group. Mr. Pence
received his Masters of Business Administration in finance from the University
of Notre Dame in 1986 and his bachelors degree in business from Indiana
University in 1983.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is October 20, 2000.
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STRONG EQUITY FUNDS
ADVISOR CLASS
STRONG ENTERPRISE FUND
STRONG GROWTH FUND
STRONG GROWTH 20 FUND
STRONG OPPORTUNITY FUND
Supplement to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2000
STRONG ENTERPRISE FUND
Effective October 13, 2000, Mr. Thomas J. Pence became the manager of the
Strong Enterprise Fund. Mr. Pence has over nine years of investment experience
and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Pence joined Strong as a portfolio
manager in October 2000. From June 1991 to October 2000, Mr. Pence was an
equity portfolio manager at Conseco Capital Management, Inc. From 1987 to June
1991, Mr. Pence was Director of Development at The Forum Group. Mr. Pence
received his Masters of Business Administration in finance from the University
of Notre Dame in 1986 and his bachelors degree in business from Indiana
University in 1983.
STRONG ENTERPRISE FUND
STRONG GROWTH FUND
STRONG GROWTH 20 FUND
STRONG OPPORTUNITY FUND
Effective May 19, 2000, the Funds no longer intend to charge a front-end sales
load. Any information describing the front-end sales load in the prospectus is
deleted.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is October 20, 2000.
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STRONG GROWTH FUNDS
INVESTOR CLASS
STRONG COMMON STOCK FUND
STRONG DISCOVERY FUND
STRONG GROWTH FUND
STRONG MID CAP DISCIPLINED FUND
STRONG MID CAP GROWTH FUND
STRONG OPPORTUNITY FUND
STRONG STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND
Supplement to Prospectus dated May 1, 2000
STRONG STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND
Effective October 13, 2000, Mr. Charles A. Paquelet is the portfolio manager of
Strong Strategic Growth Fund.
STRONG DISCOVERY FUND
Effective August 31, 2000, Mr. Charles A. Paquelet is the sole manager of
Strong Discovery Fund.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is October 20, 2000.
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