In France freelancing is no easy task Sure the gig economy has its lures among them flexibility and the pursuit of work one enjoys doing But in that country administrative tasks are arduous relatively speaking when striving to be a freelancer amid a gig economy that is three million workers strong in France The tasks require registering as a micro company filling out any number of forms estimating and paying taxes and of course chasing clients for payments Its not just for Uber but everything from photography to consulting In an interview with PYMNTs Shine CEO Nicolas Reboud delves into the tasks that can be streamlined with the help of the startup acting as co-pilot Fresh off a funding round that saw the company raise 8 million euros in Series A investments Reboud spoke to PYMNTS about the current state of the gig economy You never know what you need to do what you should be doing Its pretty daunting he told PYMNTS The company was born from an experience Reboud had with one of his previous companies Printic and through relationship that shone a spotlight on the minutiae of freelancing and what could be fixed One thing is for sure A helping hand can help speed the process Shine is offering up an app that helps users become freelancers in France over a short span of a few minutes The companys tool kit app lets freelancers juggle tasks from registering a company to calculating taxes to keeping track of clients and establishes that designated bank account as well We get people started to register as a freelancer he said to PYMNTS and so in a matter of minutes they can open their bank account and fill out the legal forms and then start working Find out how here