Entrepreneurial Competence and Small and medium enterprises’ Profitability: A Case of sunflower oil processing enterprises in Tanzania

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Table 1. Characteristics of the Respondents by Sex

Respondent Gender	Frequency	Percent (%)
Male	87	85
Female	15	15
Total	102	100%

Table 2. Characteristics of Respondents by Age

Respondent Age	Frequency	Percent (%)
18–27	8	8
28–37	52	51
38–47	27	26
48+	15	15
Total	102	100%

Table 3. Characteristics of the Respondents by Academic Qualification

Respondent Academic Qualification	Frequency	Percent (%)
Standard 7	47	46
Form Four	24	23
Form Six	11	11
Certificate	11	11
Diploma	7	7
Bachelor Degree	2	2
Total	102	100

Table 4. Characteristics of the Respondents by Working Experience

Respondent Working Experience	Frequency	Percent
3–7 years	74	73
8–12 years	19	19
13–17 years	6	6
18 years+	3	2
Total	102	100%

Table 5. Coefficient of Determination

Model Summary
R		R Square	Adjusted R Square	Std. Error of the Estimate	Durbin-Watson
0.821^a		0.674	0.663	3.64877	1.716

Note: a. Predictors: (Constant); Personal competency, Business competency and Interpersonal competency; b. Dependent Variable: SMEs profit

Table 6. ANOVA Results

ANOVA^a
Model		Sum of Squares	Df	Mean Square	F	Sig.
Regression		1937.024	3	645.675	48.498	.000b
Residual		1584.31	119	13.314
Total		3521.333	122

Note: a. Dependent Variable: SMEs profitability: b. Predictors: Constant personal competency, interpersonal competency, business competency

Table 7. Summarize the Regression Results

Coefficients
Model		Unstandardized Coefficients		Standardized Coefficients	T	Sig.
		B	Std. Error	Beta
(Constant)		.402	.098		4.102	.006
Personal Competency		.327	.037	.231	8.838	.000
Interpersonal Competency		.432	.049	.161	8.816	.003
Business Competency		.279	.027	.194	10.333	.002

Note: a. Dependent Variable: SMEs profitability