The PME Líder status is a reputation label created by IAPMEI in 2008, under the FINCRESCE Program, to distinguish the merit of the national SMEs with superior performances, giving them notoriety and offering them optimized financing conditions to develop their growth strategies and the reinforcement of their competitive base. It is attributed in partnership with Turismo de Portugal (in the case of tourism sector companies), a set of partner banks and Mutual Guarantee Societies, based on the best rating notations and economic-financial indicators.
In 2022, Rusticasa was once again distinguished with this reputational label, for the quality of its performance and risk profile, as PME Líder 2022.