His Startup, CherryCard.org, Bears Fruit for Entrepreneur Noah Fradin, 18

Noah Fradin of Studio City was named a “budding entrepreneur” in the business section of the New York Times on April 16 for creating an Internet startup, CherryCard.org.

The Oakwood School senior, who just turned 18, developed his startup from his room. CherryCard makes it easier for consumers to give money to their favorite charities. The business recently began a soft launch, and Noah is finding sponsors for it that so far include NBC Universal and the Milwaukee Brewers.

Noah will be going to Brown University in the fall, and his application essay was about pirates, according to the Times article.

He is an obvious choice for a Patch .