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SME performance is a desired outcome and expected by SMES for its business continuity. One of them is on the business of culinary field, where the culinary business in the area of North Bandung is now growing. One of the causes that influence the performance of SMES is entrepreneurship and partnership competence. This research aims to determine the influence of entrepreneurship competence and partnerships with SMES performance. Models used use partial least square-Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The population and samples in this study were 75 small business actors in the area of North Bandung. The results of the study showed that respondents responses to competencies, partnerships and performance were in high category while competence had a greater influence on performance through partnerships.