Enhance image/logo for larger scale use

I have been given an image of a company logo to use for a variety of mediums through advertising. The logo they have given me is very small, I want to either enlarge it or create a higher resolution version of the image which I can then scale up/down according to my use for. Not sure which is the best tool to use for this, perhaps Photoshop may be better, which I have tried using to achieve this (my skills in Illustrator are very limited). The problem with the original image, is the logo (mainly text-based), the edges aren't smooth and when I increase the size of the logo, it becomes even more pixelated/rough round the edges and curves. Can anyone point out some suggestions for me please in how to achieve this? I would be very grateful for any help, thanks.

raviipatel,
You should get/find the right fonts and use the Type Tool, then use other means to get the effects/positioning.
If you cannot get a vector version and see for yourself or get the font information from the company, you may try
http://www.whatfontis.com/
http://www.identifont.com/
http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
http://www.bowfinprintworks.com/ScriptIDGuide.html (Script fonts)
or ask in the Typography forum,
http://forums.adobe.com/community/design_development/typography?view=discussions&start=0
or hope that someone here knows.

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